Balkan Mole vs toothcup

Talpa stankovici compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Mole toothcup
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Talpidae Lythraceae
Genus Talpa Ammannia
Species Talpa stankovici Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Mole toothcup
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.

toothcup

No description available.

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