Balkan Mole vs lettered cone

Talpa stankovici compared with Conus litteratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	lettered cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Talpidae	Conidae
Genus	Talpa	Conus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Conus litteratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and lettered cone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

lettered cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	lettered cone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lettered cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.