Giant Blind Mole Rat vs Rusty Snaketail

Spalax giganteus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Spalacidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Spalax	Ophiogomphus
Species	Spalax giganteus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Blind Mole Rat and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Rusty Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.