Balkan Mole vs Buckwheat

Talpa stankovici compared with Fagopyrum esculentum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Buckwheat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Buckwheat
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Talpa	Fagopyrum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Fagopyrum esculentum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Buckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (4 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Buckwheat

The Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) is a species in the genus Fagopyrum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.