Balkan Mole vs Wild Sage

Talpa stankovici compared with Salvia taraxacifolia

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Wild Sage is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Wild Sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Salvia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Salvia taraxacifolia

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wild Sage

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Sage

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.