Cape dune mole rat vs Fimbry

Bathyergus suillus compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Fimbry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bathyergidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Fimbristylis
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Fimbristylis littoralis

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Fimbry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fimbry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 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.