Balkan Mole vs Madeira ivy

Talpa stankovici compared with Hedera canariensis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Madeira ivy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Madeira ivy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Talpidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Talpa	Hedera
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hedera canariensis

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Madeira ivy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Madeira ivy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Madeira ivy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Italy, Norway, and Rwanda.

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.