Balkan Mole vs Large Garden Humble-bee

Talpa stankovici compared with Bombus ruderatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Large Garden Humble-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Large Garden Humble-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Talpidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Talpa	Bombus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Bombus ruderatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Large Garden Humble-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Large Garden Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Large Garden Humble-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Garden Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

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.