Balkan Mole vs Trunk Funnel

Talpa stankovici compared with Clitocybe truncicola

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Trunk Funnel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Trunk Funnel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Talpa	Clitocybe
Species	Talpa stankovici	Clitocybe truncicola

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Trunk Funnel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Trunk Funnel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trunk Funnel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.