Podolsk Blind Mole Rat vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Spalax zemni compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Podolsk Blind Mole Rat is Vulnerable while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat	Trailing St. Johnswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Spalacidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Spalax	Hypericum
Species	Spalax zemni	Hypericum humifusum

Conservation Status

Podolsk Blind Mole Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Podolsk Blind Mole Rat	Trailing St. Johnswort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).