Balkan Mole vs ruibarbo

Talpa stankovici compared with Rheum rhaponticum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while ruibarbo is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	ruibarbo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Talpa	Rheum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Rheum rhaponticum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

ruibarbo

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	ruibarbo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ruibarbo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.