SQL & PL/SQL

i have created a new user and created a test table using USERS tablespace with unlimited quota, ive dont grant select on user_tables to username;
i have created test table and selecting * from user_tables shows the table but selecting where returns no rows???

can anyone see a problem here?

SQL> SELECT TABLE_NAME,
2 NUM_ROWS,
3 BLOCKS ,
4 EMPTY_BLOCKS,
5 AVG_SPACE ,
6 CHAIN_CNT ,
7 AVG_ROW_LEN
8 FROM user_tables
9 WHERE table_name = 'test';

no rows selected

SQL> SELECT TABLE_NAME,
2 NUM_ROWS,
3 BLOCKS ,
4 EMPTY_BLOCKS,
5 AVG_SPACE ,
6 CHAIN_CNT ,
7 AVG_ROW_LEN
8 FROM user_tables;

TABLE_NAME NUM_ROWS BLOCKS EMPTY_BLOCKS AVG_SPACE
------------------------------ ---------- ---------- ------------ ----------
CHAIN_CNT AVG_ROW_LEN
---------- -----------
TEST



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