Balkan Toadflax vs Eastern Mole

Linaria dalmatica compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Balkan Toadflax is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Toadflax	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fringillidae	Talpidae
Genus	Linaria	Scalopus
Species	Linaria dalmatica	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Toadflax and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Balkan Toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Toadflax	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho), Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Balkan Toadflax

The Balkan Toadflax (Linaria dalmatica) is a species in the genus Linaria. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.