Balkan Mole vs Pink Turtlehead

Talpa stankovici compared with Chelone lyonii

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Pink Turtlehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Pink Turtlehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Talpa	Chelone
Species	Talpa stankovici	Chelone lyonii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Pink Turtlehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.