Balkan Blind Mole Rat vs Conch apple

Spalax graecus compared with Passiflora maliformis

Key Differences

• Balkan Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable while Conch apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Conch apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Spalacidae	Passifloraceae
Genus	Spalax	Passiflora
Species	Spalax graecus	Passiflora maliformis

Conservation Status

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Conch apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Conch apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Conch apple

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.