Giant Blind Mole Rat vs Mastic Thyme

Spalax giganteus compared with Thymus mastichina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Mastic 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 mastichina

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Mastic Thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mastic Thyme

Habitat

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