Balkan Mole vs Sweetpotato Armyworm

Talpa stankovici compared with Spodoptera dolichos

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Sweetpotato Armyworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Talpa	Spodoptera
Species	Talpa stankovici	Spodoptera dolichos

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Sweetpotato Armyworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato Armyworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Sweetpotato Armyworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweetpotato Armyworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, France, and Sweden.

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.