Balkan Mole vs Slipperwort

Talpa stankovici compared with Calceolaria chelidonioides

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Slipperwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Slipperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Calceolariaceae
Genus	Talpa	Calceolaria
Species	Talpa stankovici	Calceolaria chelidonioides

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Slipperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Slipperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slipperwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.