Balkan Mole vs Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster

Talpa stankovici compared with Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Rosales (розоцветные)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Talpa	Cotoneaster
Species	Talpa stankovici	Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.