Giant Blind Mole Rat vs lemon thyme

Spalax giganteus compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Spalacidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Spalax	Thymus
Species	Spalax giganteus	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).