Balkan Mole vs Northern Hog-badger

Talpa stankovici compared with Arctonyx albogularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Northern Hog-badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Talpidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Talpa	Arctonyx
Species	Talpa stankovici	Arctonyx albogularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Northern Hog-badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Hog-badger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Northern Hog-badger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Hog-badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.