mole rat vs bandicoot rat

mole rat and bandicoot rat both are nouns.

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

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

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

mole rat (noun)	bandicoot rat (noun)
African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance	burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon
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