Balkan Mole vs Welsh polypody

Talpa stankovici compared with Polypodium cambricum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Welsh polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Welsh polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Polypodium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Polypodium cambricum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Welsh polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Welsh polypody
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Welsh polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.