Balkan Mole vs jumbie-pineapple

Talpa stankovici compared with Tillandsia utriculata

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while jumbie-pineapple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	jumbie-pineapple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Talpa	Tillandsia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Tillandsia utriculata

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

jumbie-pineapple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	jumbie-pineapple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

jumbie-pineapple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.