Balkan Mole vs Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

Talpa stankovici compared with Erebia manto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Yellow-Spotted Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Talpa	Erebia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Erebia manto

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Yellow-Spotted Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Yellow-Spotted Ringlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Switzerland and Ukraine.

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.