Balkan Mole vs Purple Potato

Talpa stankovici compared with Solanum vernei

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Purple Potato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Purple Potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Talpa	Solanum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Solanum vernei

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Purple Potato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Purple Potato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Potato

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.