Balkan Mole vs Lebanon Violet

Talpa stankovici compared with Viola libanotica

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Lebanon Violet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Lebanon Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Violaceae
Genus	Talpa	Viola
Species	Talpa stankovici	Viola libanotica

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lebanon Violet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Lebanon Violet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lebanon Violet

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.