Balkan Mole vs Golden-Heather

Talpa stankovici compared with Hudsonia ericoides

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Golden-Heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Cistaceae
Genus	Talpa	Hudsonia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hudsonia ericoides

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Golden-Heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-Heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.