Balkan Mole vs Echinate Bramble

Talpa stankovici compared with Rubus echinatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Echinate Bramble is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Echinate Bramble
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Talpa	Rubus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Rubus echinatus

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Echinate Bramble

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Echinate Bramble
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Echinate Bramble

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.