Balkan Mole vs Grooved Flax

Talpa stankovici compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Linaceae
Genus	Talpa	Linum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.