Balkan Mole vs Foxtail Smut

Talpa stankovici compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Talpidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Talpa	Urocystis
Species	Talpa stankovici	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Foxtail Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.