Balkan Mole vs Moluccan Flying Fox

Talpa stankovici compared with Pteropus chrysoproctus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Moluccan Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Moluccan Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Talpidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Talpa	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Talpa stankovici	Pteropus chrysoproctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Moluccan Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Moluccan Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Moluccan Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moluccan Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.