Balkan Mole vs iron-grass

Talpa stankovici compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Spermacoce
Species	Talpa stankovici	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	iron-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.