Balkan Mole vs Elephant Palm

Talpa stankovici compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Talpidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Talpa	Borassus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Elephant Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

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.