Balkan Mole vs Olympic mullein

Talpa stankovici compared with Verbascum olympicum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Olympic mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Olympic mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Talpa	Verbascum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Verbascum olympicum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Olympic mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Olympic mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olympic mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and 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.