Cape dune mole rat vs Dilated Scalewort

Bathyergus suillus compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Frullania
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.