Balkan Mole vs Wayside Pepperwort

Talpa stankovici compared with Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Wayside Pepperwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Wayside Pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Talpidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Talpa	Lepidium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Lepidium bipinnatifidum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wayside Pepperwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Wayside Pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wayside Pepperwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Mexico.

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.