Balkan Blind Mole Rat vs Fern Palm

Spalax graecus compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Balkan Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Spalacidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Spalax	Cycas
Species	Spalax graecus	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Fern Palm
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.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, 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.