Balkan Mole vs Stinking Tutsan

Talpa stankovici compared with Hypericum hircinum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Stinking Tutsan is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Stinking Tutsan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Talpa	Hypericum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hypericum hircinum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Tutsan

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Stinking Tutsan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Tutsan

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.