Giant Blind Mole Rat vs Yellow-legged Centurion

Spalax giganteus compared with Sargus flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Giant Blind Mole Rat Yellow-legged Centurion
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Spalacidae Stratiomyidae
Genus Spalax Sargus
Species Spalax giganteus Sargus flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Blind Mole Rat and Yellow-legged Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Blind Mole Rat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Giant Blind Mole Rat Yellow-legged Centurion
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Blind Mole Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow-legged Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Giant Blind Mole Rat

No description available.

Yellow-legged Centurion

No description available.

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