Fivefingers vs Giant Blind Mole Rat

Syngonium angustatum compared with Spalax giganteus

Key Differences

• Fivefingers is Not Evaluated while Giant Blind Mole Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivefingers	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Araceae	Spalacidae
Genus	Syngonium	Spalax
Species	Syngonium angustatum	Spalax giganteus

Conservation Status

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivefingers	Giant Blind Mole Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.