Balkan Mole vs Thatch Palm

Talpa stankovici compared with Coccothrinax inaguensis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Thatch Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Thatch Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Talpidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Talpa	Coccothrinax
Species	Talpa stankovici	Coccothrinax inaguensis

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Thatch Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.