Balkan Mole vs Orange-ball-tree

Talpa stankovici compared with Buddleja globosa

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Orange-ball-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Orange-ball-tree
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	Buddleja
Species	Talpa stankovici	Buddleja globosa

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Orange-ball-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Orange-ball-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-ball-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.