Giant Blind Mole Rat vs Stinking willie

Spalax giganteus compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Spalacidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Spalax	Jacobaea
Species	Spalax giganteus	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Stinking willie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).