Topo de los Balcanes vs Danta Cordillerana

Talpa stankovici compared with Tapirus pinchaque

Key Differences

• Topo de los Balcanes is Least Concern while Danta Cordillerana is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo de los Balcanes	Danta Cordillerana
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Talpidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Talpa	Tapirus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Tapirus pinchaque

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Topo de los Balcanes

LC — Least Concern

Danta Cordillerana

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo de los Balcanes	Danta Cordillerana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo de los Balcanes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Danta Cordillerana

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.