Topo de los Balcanes vs Midday Jird

Talpa stankovici compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo de los Balcanes	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Talpidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Talpa	Meriones
Species	Talpa stankovici	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo de los Balcanes and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Topo de los Balcanes

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo de los Balcanes	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo de los Balcanes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.