Balkan Mole vs Field Fleawort

Talpa stankovici compared with Tephroseris integrifolia

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Field Fleawort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Field Fleawort
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	Tephroseris
Species	Talpa stankovici	Tephroseris integrifolia

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Field Fleawort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Field Fleawort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.