Balkan-Maulwurf vs Plant bug

Talpa stankovici compared with Atractotomus mali

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan-Maulwurf	Plant bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Talpidae	Miridae
Genus	Talpa	Atractotomus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Atractotomus mali

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan-Maulwurf and Plant bug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Balkan-Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Plant bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan-Maulwurf	Plant bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan-Maulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plant bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.