Ascending Grapefern vs Balkan Blind Mole Rat

Botrychium ascendens compared with Spalax graecus

Key Differences

• Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated while Balkan Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Grapefern	Balkan Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Botrychium	Spalax
Species	Botrychium ascendens	Spalax graecus

Conservation Status

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Grapefern	Balkan Blind Mole Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

The Balkan Blind Mole Rat (Spalax graecus) is a species in the genus Spalax. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.