Balkan Mole vs Elephant Tree

Talpa stankovici compared with Bursera fagaroides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Elephant Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Talpa	Bursera
Species	Talpa stankovici	Bursera fagaroides

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Tree

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.