Balkan Mole vs Red Dock Spot

Talpa stankovici compared with Ramularia rubella

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Red Dock Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Red Dock Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Talpidae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Talpa	Ramularia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Ramularia rubella

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Dock Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Red Dock Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Dock Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.