Balkan Mole vs New Year-lily

Talpa stankovici compared with Gladiolus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while New Year-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	New Year-lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Talpa	Gladiolus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Gladiolus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

New Year-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	New Year-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Year-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Portugal.

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.