Balkan Mole vs Mammoth wildrye

Talpa stankovici compared with Leymus racemosus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Mammoth wildrye is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Mammoth wildrye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Talpa	Leymus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Leymus racemosus

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mammoth wildrye

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Mammoth wildrye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mammoth wildrye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belarus, New Zealand, Russia, 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.