Balkan Mole vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Talpa stankovici compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Talpidae	Pieridae
Genus	Talpa	Colias
Species	Talpa stankovici	Colias chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Lesser Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (प्राणी)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Balkan Mole

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.