Cape dune mole rat vs Fringed rue

Bathyergus suillus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Ruta
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.