Balkan Mole vs Morass Cabbage Palm

Talpa stankovici compared with Roystonea princeps

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Morass Cabbage Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Morass Cabbage Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Talpidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Talpa	Roystonea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Roystonea princeps

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Morass Cabbage Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Morass Cabbage Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Morass Cabbage Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.