Balkan Mole vs Vidal oak

Talpa stankovici compared with Lithocarpus vidalii

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Vidal oak is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Vidal oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Talpa	Lithocarpus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Lithocarpus vidalii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Vidal oak

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Vidal oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vidal oak

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.