Balkan Mole vs Root-headed Centaury

Talpa stankovici compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Talpa	Centaurea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.