Balkan Mole vs Tickclover

Talpa stankovici compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Mole Tickclover
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 Desmodium
Species Talpa stankovici Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Mole Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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