Balkan Mole vs Ebony

Talpa stankovici compared with Diospyros mun

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Ebony is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Talpa	Diospyros
Species	Talpa stankovici	Diospyros mun

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ebony

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Ebony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ebony

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Balkan Mole

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.