Taupe des Balkans vs Gray ironbark

Talpa stankovici compared with Eucalyptus paniculata

Key Differences

• Taupe des Balkans is Least Concern while Gray ironbark is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Taupe des Balkans	Gray ironbark
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Talpa	Eucalyptus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Eucalyptus paniculata

Conservation Status

Taupe des Balkans

LC — Least Concern

Gray ironbark

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Taupe des Balkans	Gray ironbark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Taupe des Balkans

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray ironbark

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Thailand, Vietnam), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Taupe des Balkans

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.