Balkan Mole vs Peruzzi’s Gagea

Talpa stankovici compared with Gagea peruzzii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Peruzzi’s Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Talpidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Talpa	Gagea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Gagea peruzzii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Peruzzi’s Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Peruzzi’s Gagea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruzzi’s Gagea

Habitat

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

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.