Balkan-Maulwurf vs Haken-Löwenzahn

Talpa stankovici compared with Taraxacum hamatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan-Maulwurf	Haken-Löwenzahn
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Talpa	Taraxacum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Taraxacum hamatum

Conservation Status

Balkan-Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Haken-Löwenzahn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan-Maulwurf	Haken-Löwenzahn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan-Maulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Haken-Löwenzahn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.