Balkan Mole vs Great Crestwort

Talpa stankovici compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Talpa	Lophocolea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Great Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.