Balkan-Maulwurf vs Heckenzwiebel

Talpa stankovici compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• Balkan-Maulwurf is Least Concern while Heckenzwiebel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan-Maulwurf	Heckenzwiebel
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Spargelartige)
Family	Talpidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Talpa	Allium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Allium fistulosum

Conservation Status

Balkan-Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Heckenzwiebel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan-Maulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heckenzwiebel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.