Balkan Mole vs Gumtree Deceiver

Talpa stankovici compared with Laccaria fraterna

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Gumtree Deceiver is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Gumtree Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Talpidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Laccaria
Species	Talpa stankovici	Laccaria fraterna

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gumtree Deceiver

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Gumtree Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gumtree Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) 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.