Balkan Mole vs Shore Dock

Talpa stankovici compared with Rumex rupestris

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Shore Dock is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Shore Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Talpa	Rumex
Species	Talpa stankovici	Rumex rupestris

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Shore Dock

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Shore Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shore Dock

Habitat

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

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.