Balkan Mole vs Himalayan Peony

Talpa stankovici compared with Paeonia emodi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Himalayan Peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Talpidae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Talpa	Paeonia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Paeonia emodi

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Peony

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Peony

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.