Balkan Mole vs Himalayan indigo

Talpa stankovici compared with Indigofera heterantha

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Himalayan indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Himalayan indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Talpa	Indigofera
Species	Talpa stankovici	Indigofera heterantha

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Himalayan indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.