Balkan Mole vs Sunset muskmallow

Talpa stankovici compared with Abelmoschus manihot

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Sunset muskmallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Sunset muskmallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Talpa	Abelmoschus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Abelmoschus manihot

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sunset muskmallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Sunset muskmallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunset muskmallow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.