Balkan Mole vs Lion's ear

Talpa stankovici compared with Leonotis leonurus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Lion's ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Lion's ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Leonotis
Species	Talpa stankovici	Leonotis leonurus

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lion's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Lion's ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lion's ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, and United States.

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.