Topo de los Balcanes vs Ground Beetle

Talpa stankovici compared with Calathus carvalhoi

Key Differences

• Topo de los Balcanes is Least Concern while Ground Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo de los Balcanes	Ground Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Talpidae	Carabidae
Genus	Talpa	Calathus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Calathus carvalhoi

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo de los Balcanes and Ground Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Topo de los Balcanes

LC — Least Concern

Ground Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo de los Balcanes	Ground Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo de los Balcanes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Topo de los Balcanes

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.