Balkan Mole vs Wild Pimento

Talpa stankovici compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Talpa	Pimenta
Species	Talpa stankovici	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

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.