Balkan Blind Mole Rat vs plicate door snail

Spalax graecus compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Balkan Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Spalacidae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Spalax	Macrogastra
Species	Spalax graecus	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Blind Mole Rat and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	plicate door snail
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.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇦 Ukraine