Balkan Blind Mole Rat vs winged prickly-ash

Spalax graecus compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Balkan Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Spalacidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Spalax	Zanthoxylum
Species	Spalax graecus	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Balkan Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Blind Mole Rat	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.