Balkan Mole vs Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Talpa stankovici compared with Notomys longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Long-tailed Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Talpidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Talpa	Notomys
Species	Talpa stankovici	Notomys longicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Long-tailed Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Long-tailed Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.