Balkan Mole vs Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Talpa stankovici compared with Polydrusus formosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Talpa	Polydrusus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Polydrusus formosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (31 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.