Balkan Mole vs Oriental Scarlet

Talpa stankovici compared with Crocothemis servilia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Oriental Scarlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Talpidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Talpa	Crocothemis
Species	Talpa stankovici	Crocothemis servilia

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Oriental Scarlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Oriental Scarlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, 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.