Giant Blind Mole Rat vs water dock

Spalax giganteus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Spalacidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Spalax	Rumex
Species	Spalax giganteus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).