Topo de los Balcanes vs Thatch Groundling

Talpa stankovici compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• Topo de los Balcanes is Least Concern while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo de los Balcanes	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Talpa	Bryotropha
Species	Talpa stankovici	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Topo de los Balcanes

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo de los Balcanes	Thatch Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo de los Balcanes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.