Devil's backbone vs Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

Kalanchoe daigremontiana compared with Spalax zemni

Key Differences

• Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated while Podolsk Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's backbone	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Crassulaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Kalanchoe	Spalax
Species	Kalanchoe daigremontiana	Spalax zemni

Conservation Status

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's backbone	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

Podolsk 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.