Balkan Mole vs Red Alder

Talpa stankovici compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Talpa	Alnus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.