Balkan Mole vs Few-Leaved Hawkweed

Talpa stankovici compared with Hieracium murorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Mole Few-Leaved Hawkweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Talpidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Talpa Hieracium
Species Talpa stankovici Hieracium murorum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Few-Leaved Hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Mole Few-Leaved Hawkweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Few-Leaved Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Few-Leaved Hawkweed

No description available.

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