Cape dune mole rat vs Cupped Ear

Bathyergus suillus compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Otidea
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cape dune mole rat

The Cape dune mole rat (Bathyergus suillus) is a species in the genus Bathyergus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.