Balkan Mole vs Pitpat

Talpa stankovici compared with Pittosporum patulum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Pitpat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Pitpat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Talpidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Talpa	Pittosporum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Pittosporum patulum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pitpat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Pitpat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitpat

Habitat

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

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.