Balkan Mole vs Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Talpa stankovici compared with Taraxacum brachyglossum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Purple-Bracted Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Purple-Bracted Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Talpa	Taraxacum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Taraxacum brachyglossum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Purple-Bracted Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, South Africa, 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.