Balkan Mole vs Girdled Dapperling

Talpa stankovici compared with Lepiota boudieri

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Girdled Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Girdled Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)
Family	Talpidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Talpa	Lepiota
Species	Talpa stankovici	Lepiota boudieri

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Girdled Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Girdled Dapperling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Girdled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. 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.