Balkan Mole vs Gum-elemi

Talpa stankovici compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Talpa	Bursera
Species	Talpa stankovici	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.