Balkan Mole vs Fen Bedstraw

Talpa stankovici compared with Galium uliginosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Fen Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Galium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Galium uliginosum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fen Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Fen Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Uzbekistan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.