Balkan Mole vs Manchurian Ash

Talpa stankovici compared with Fraxinus mandshurica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Manchurian Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Talpa	Fraxinus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Fraxinus mandshurica

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Manchurian Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Manchurian Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Manchurian Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Russia.

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.