Balkan Mole vs Moose Maple

Talpa stankovici compared with Acer spicatum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Moose Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Moose Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Talpa	Acer
Species	Talpa stankovici	Acer spicatum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Moose Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Moose Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moose Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Sweden, 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.