Cape dune mole rat vs Floating Fern

Bathyergus suillus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Salvinia
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.