Balkan Mole vs Mottled Scouring-Rush

Talpa stankovici compared with Equisetum variegatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Mottled Scouring-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Talpidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Talpa	Equisetum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Equisetum variegatum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Scouring-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Mottled Scouring-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Scouring-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.