Topo de los Balcanes vs Zipperback

Talpa stankovici compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Topo de los Balcanes is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo de los Balcanes	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Talpa	Chrysotoxum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Topo de los Balcanes

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo de los Balcanes	Zipperback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo de los Balcanes

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.