Balkan Mole vs Grey Catchfly

Talpa stankovici compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Grey Catchfly
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	Silene
Species	Talpa stankovici	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Grey Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.