Topo de los Balcanes vs Twisted Deceiver

Talpa stankovici compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo de los Balcanes	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Laccaria
Species	Talpa stankovici	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Topo de los Balcanes

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo de los Balcanes	Twisted Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo de los Balcanes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.