Balkan Blind Mole Rat vs Ferny Azolla

Spalax graecus compared with Azolla pinnata

Key Differences

• Balkan Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable while Ferny Azolla is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Spalacidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Spalax	Azolla
Species	Spalax graecus	Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.