Balkan Mole vs Mountain yam

Talpa stankovici compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Talpidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Talpa	Dioscorea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

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.