Balkan Mole vs malva

Talpa stankovici compared with Malva neglecta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Mole malva
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Talpidae Malvaceae
Genus Talpa Malva
Species Talpa stankovici Malva neglecta

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

malva

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Mole malva
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

malva

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

malva

The Buttonweed (Malva neglecta) is a species in the genus Malva. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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