Balkan Mole vs slender broomrape

Talpa stankovici compared with Orobanche gracilis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while slender broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	slender broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Talpa	Orobanche
Species	Talpa stankovici	Orobanche gracilis

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

slender broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	slender broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Norway, Portugal, 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.