Giant Blind Mole Rat vs Wire With

Spalax giganteus compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Spalacidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Spalax	Desmodium
Species	Spalax giganteus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Blind Mole Rat	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.