Balkan Mole vs matchstick flapwort

Talpa stankovici compared with Odontoschisma denudatum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while matchstick flapwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	matchstick flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Cephaloziaceae
Genus	Talpa	Odontoschisma
Species	Talpa stankovici	Odontoschisma denudatum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

matchstick flapwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	matchstick flapwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

matchstick flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.