Balkan Mole vs Gray rupturewort

Talpa stankovici compared with Herniaria incana

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Gray rupturewort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Gray rupturewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Talpa	Herniaria
Species	Talpa stankovici	Herniaria incana

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gray rupturewort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Gray rupturewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray rupturewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Poland, 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.