Balkan Mole vs paradise-nut

Talpa stankovici compared with Lecythis pisonis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while paradise-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Talpa	Lecythis
Species	Talpa stankovici	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.