Balkan Mole vs Wingstem spurry

Talpa stankovici compared with Spergula pentandra

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Wingstem spurry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Wingstem spurry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Talpa	Spergula
Species	Talpa stankovici	Spergula pentandra

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wingstem spurry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Wingstem spurry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wingstem spurry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, 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.