Cork bark oak vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Quercus suber compared with Spalax giganteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cork bark oak Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fagales (Beeches & Oaks) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Fagaceae (Beech Family) Spalacidae
Genus Quercus (Oaks) Spalax
Species Quercus suber Spalax giganteus

Conservation Status

Cork bark oak

LC — Least Concern

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cork bark oak Giant Blind Mole Rat
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Cork bark oak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cork bark oak

No description available.

Giant Blind Mole Rat

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