Giant Blind Mole Rat vs ribbed grass snail

Spalax giganteus compared with Vallonia costata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	ribbed grass snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Spalacidae	Valloniidae
Genus	Spalax	Vallonia
Species	Spalax giganteus	Vallonia costata

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Blind Mole Rat and ribbed grass snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

ribbed grass snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	ribbed grass snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ribbed grass snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).