Balkan Mole vs Small Persimmon

Talpa stankovici compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Talpa	Diospyros
Species	Talpa stankovici	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Small Persimmon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.