neither, it is a rodent which is the same order as rats but it is not a rat. Moles are not rodents.
naked mole rats have no fur
1. Rats have developed a keen sense of hearing,... they can hear a roach fart from up to 3 tenements away now. 2. Rats now possess X-ray vision and can see through trash dumpsters and sleeping baby's...
A mole rat is a small bald rodent. It is related to the rat also, They spend a lot of their time underground and like the cool and shade.
They live in tunnels!