Balkan Mole vs Chinese water deer

Talpa stankovici compared with Hydropotes inermis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Chinese water deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Chinese water deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Artiodactyla (парнокопытные)
Family	Talpidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Talpa	Hydropotes
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hydropotes inermis

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Chinese water deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Chinese water deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Chinese water deer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese water deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Chinese water deer

The Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a species in the genus Hydropotes. Found across Europe (7 countries).