Balkan Mole vs Lebanese Fleabane

Talpa stankovici compared with Erigeron libanoticus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Lebanese Fleabane is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Lebanese Fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Talpa	Erigeron
Species	Talpa stankovici	Erigeron libanoticus

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lebanese Fleabane

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Lebanese Fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lebanese Fleabane

Habitat

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

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.