Balkan Mole vs Elm midget

Talpa stankovici compared with Phyllonorycter tristrigella

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Elm midget is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Elm midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Talpidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Talpa	Phyllonorycter
Species	Talpa stankovici	Phyllonorycter tristrigella

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Elm midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Elm midget

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Elm midget
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elm midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.