Balkan Mole vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Talpa stankovici compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Talpidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Talpa	Tlacuatzin
Species	Talpa stankovici	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Gray Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Gray Mouse Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.