Cape dune mole rat vs Foxtail

Bathyergus suillus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Amaranthus
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.