Balkan Mole vs limestone fern

Talpa stankovici compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Talpa	Gymnocarpium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.