Balkan Mole vs milky draba

Talpa stankovici compared with Draba lactea

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while milky draba is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	milky draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Talpidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Talpa	Draba
Species	Talpa stankovici	Draba lactea

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

milky draba

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	milky draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

milky draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.