Balkan Blind Mole Rat vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Spalax graecus compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Balkan Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Spalacidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Spalax	Dicksonia
Species	Spalax graecus	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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.