Balkan Mole vs Purple Needletail

Talpa stankovici compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apodiformes (Ebabiller)
Family	Talpidae	Apodidae
Genus	Talpa	Hirundapus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Purple Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Purple Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.