Balkan Mole vs Starfruit

Talpa stankovici compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Talpa	Damasonium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.