Cape dune mole rat vs Fivefingers

Bathyergus suillus compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Araceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Syngonium
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.