Balkan Mole vs Slender Borage

Talpa stankovici compared with Borago pygmaea

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Slender Borage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Slender Borage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Talpidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Talpa	Borago
Species	Talpa stankovici	Borago pygmaea

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Slender Borage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Slender Borage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Borage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.