Balkan Mole vs Ivyleaf geranium

Talpa stankovici compared with Pelargonium peltatum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Ivyleaf geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Ivyleaf geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Talpidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Talpa	Pelargonium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Pelargonium peltatum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ivyleaf geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Ivyleaf geranium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ivyleaf geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.