Balkan Mole vs Floating Fern

Talpa stankovici compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Talpidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Talpa	Salvinia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.