august thorn vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Ennomos quercinaria compared with Spalax giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	august thorn	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geometridae	Spalacidae
Genus	Ennomos	Spalax
Species	Ennomos quercinaria	Spalax giganteus

Evolutionary Relationship

august thorn and Giant Blind Mole Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

august thorn

LC — Least Concern

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	august thorn	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

august thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

august thorn

The August thorn (Ennomos quercinaria) is a species in the genus Ennomos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.