Balkan Mole vs Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Talpa stankovici compared with Euplectes macroura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Talpidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Talpa	Euplectes
Species	Talpa stankovici	Euplectes macroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Yellow-mantled Widowbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-mantled Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.