Balkan Mole vs Neglected Sunflower

Talpa stankovici compared with Helianthus neglectus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Neglected Sunflower is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Neglected Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Talpa	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Talpa stankovici	Helianthus neglectus

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Neglected Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Neglected Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Neglected Sunflower

Habitat

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

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.