Balkan Mole vs Duckwheat

Talpa stankovici compared with Fagopyrum tataricum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Duckwheat
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Talpa	Fagopyrum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Fagopyrum tataricum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Duckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Duckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (26 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.