Balkan Mole vs Ground beetle

Talpa stankovici compared with Calathus vicenteorum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Ground beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Ground beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Carabidae
Genus	Talpa	Calathus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Calathus vicenteorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Ground beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ground beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Ground beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ground beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.