Balkan Mole vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Talpa stankovici compared with Lucilia illustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Talpa	Lucilia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Lucilia illustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Illustrious Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.