Balkan Mole vs Malabar plum

Talpa stankovici compared with Syzygium jambos

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Malabar plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Malabar plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Talpa	Syzygium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Syzygium jambos

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Malabar plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Malabar plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malabar plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (16 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.