Balkan Mole vs Giam

Talpa stankovici compared with Hopea forbesii

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Giam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Giam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Talpa	Hopea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hopea forbesii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Giam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Giam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giam

Habitat

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

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.