Cape dune mole rat vs Flowery Blewit

Bathyergus suillus compared with Lepista irina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Flowery Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Bathyergidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Lepista
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Lepista irina

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Flowery Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Flowery Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowery Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.