Balkan Mole vs Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Talpa stankovici compared with Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Leatherleaf Arrowwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Leatherleaf Arrowwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Talpidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Talpa	Viburnum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Leatherleaf Arrowwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.