Balkan Mole vs Russian hollyhock

Talpa stankovici compared with Alcea rugosa

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Russian hollyhock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Russian hollyhock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Talpa	Alcea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Alcea rugosa

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Russian hollyhock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Russian hollyhock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Russian hollyhock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, and Sweden.

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.