Balkan Mole vs Kobo Tree

Talpa stankovici compared with Guibourtia copallifera

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Kobo Tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Kobo Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Soricomorpha (อันดับตุ่น)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Talpa	Guibourtia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Guibourtia copallifera

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Kobo Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Kobo Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kobo Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.