Balkan Mole vs flat-backed millipede

Talpa stankovici compared with Polydesmus complanatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Mole flat-backed millipede
Kingdom same Animalia (hayvan) Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum Chordata (Kordalılar) Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class Mammalia (memeliler) Diplopoda (Kırkayak)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family Talpidae Polydesmidae
Genus Talpa Polydesmus
Species Talpa stankovici Polydesmus complanatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and flat-backed millipede share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Mole flat-backed millipede
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

flat-backed millipede

No description available.

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