Balkan Mole vs Szowitz's Chickweed

Talpa stankovici compared with Cerastium szowitsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Szowitz's Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Talpa	Cerastium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Cerastium szowitsii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Szowitz's Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Szowitz's Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Szowitz's Chickweed

Habitat

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

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.