Balkan Mole vs Persian onion

Talpa stankovici compared with Allium hollandicum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Persian onion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Persian onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Talpa	Allium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Allium hollandicum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Persian onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Persian onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Persian onion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.