Cape dune mole rat vs Elephant Apple

Bathyergus suillus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Dillenia
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.