Balkan Mole vs Mountain Needlewood

Talpa stankovici compared with Hakea lissosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Mountain Needlewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Talpidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Talpa	Hakea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hakea lissosperma

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Needlewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Mountain Needlewood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Needlewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.