Balkan Blind Mole Rat vs Vegetable fern

Spalax graecus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Balkan Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Spalacidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Spalax	Diplazium
Species	Spalax graecus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	Vegetable 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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.