Balkan Mole vs Hooked Dock

Talpa stankovici compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Talpa	Rumex
Species	Talpa stankovici	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Hooked Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.