Cape dune mole rat vs Delicate Stonewort

Bathyergus suillus compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Characeae
Genus	Bathyergus	Chara
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Delicate Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.