Balkan Mole vs Thinkadu

Talpa stankovici compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Talpa	Parashorea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Thinkadu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thinkadu

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.