Balkan Mole vs Thicket Bean

Talpa stankovici compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Talpa	Phaseolus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

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.