bandicoot rat vs mole rat

bandicoot rat and mole rat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bandicoot rat	Yes	No	No	No
mole rat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bandicoot rat and mole rat are synonyms defined as:

bandicoot rat and mole rat: burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon

bandicoot rat (noun)	mole rat (noun)
burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon	African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance
	burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
	furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East