Balkan Mole vs Yellow Garlic

Talpa stankovici compared with Allium moly

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Yellow Garlic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Yellow Garlic
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Talpa	Allium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Allium moly

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Yellow Garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Garlic

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (9 countries).

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.