Giant Blind Mole Rat vs Key lime

Spalax giganteus compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Spalacidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Spalax	Citrus
Species	Spalax giganteus	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Key lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).