black-bindweed vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Dioscorea communis compared with Spalax giganteus

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Giant Blind Mole Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Spalax
Species	Dioscorea communis	Spalax giganteus

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.