Balkan Mole vs Grainfield spurge

Talpa stankovici compared with Euphorbia segetalis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Grainfield spurge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Grainfield spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Euphorbia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Euphorbia segetalis

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Grainfield spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Grainfield spurge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grainfield spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), 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.