Balkan Mole vs Eye Bright

Talpa stankovici compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Talpidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Heliotropium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.