Balkan Mole vs Sugar Apple

Talpa stankovici compared with Annona mucosa

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Sugar Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Sugar Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Talpidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Talpa	Annona
Species	Talpa stankovici	Annona mucosa

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sugar Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Sugar Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sugar Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, and 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.