Balkan-Maulwurf vs Nesselseide

Talpa stankovici compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan-Maulwurf	Nesselseide
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Talpa	Cuscuta
Species	Talpa stankovici	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Balkan-Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Nesselseide

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan-Maulwurf	Nesselseide
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan-Maulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nesselseide

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Balkan-Maulwurf

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.