Topo de los Balcanes vs Upper Crust

Talpa stankovici compared with Amaurodon cyaneus

Key Differences

• Topo de los Balcanes is Least Concern while Upper Crust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo de los Balcanes	Upper Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Talpa	Amaurodon
Species	Talpa stankovici	Amaurodon cyaneus

Conservation Status

Topo de los Balcanes

LC — Least Concern

Upper Crust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo de los Balcanes	Upper Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo de los Balcanes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Upper Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.