Balkan Mole vs Lax Viper's-Bugloss

Talpa stankovici compared with Echium rosulatum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Lax Viper's-Bugloss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Lax Viper's-Bugloss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Talpidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Talpa	Echium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Echium rosulatum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lax Viper's-Bugloss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Lax Viper's-Bugloss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lax Viper's-Bugloss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.