Cape dune mole rat vs Forest Num-num

Bathyergus suillus compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Carissa
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.