Balkan Mole vs Dotted Firefly

Talpa stankovici compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)
Family	Talpidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Talpa	Lucidota
Species	Talpa stankovici	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Dotted Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.