Balkan Mole vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Talpa stankovici compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Talpidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Talpa	Urocystis
Species	Talpa stankovici	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.