Balkan Mole vs four-leaved mare's-tail

Talpa stankovici compared with Hippuris tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while four-leaved mare's-tail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	four-leaved mare's-tail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Talpa	Hippuris
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hippuris tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

four-leaved mare's-tail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	four-leaved mare's-tail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaved mare's-tail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.