Balkan Mole vs Rusty Crust

Talpa stankovici compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Talpidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Skeletocutis
Species	Talpa stankovici	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.