Balkan Mole vs Wandflower

Talpa stankovici compared with Sparaxis tricolor

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Wandflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Wandflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Talpa	Sparaxis
Species	Talpa stankovici	Sparaxis tricolor

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wandflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wandflower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

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.