Cape dune mole rat vs glossy furrow-shell

Bathyergus suillus compared with Abra nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	glossy furrow-shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Bathyergidae	Semelidae
Genus	Bathyergus	Abra
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Abra nitida

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape dune mole rat and glossy furrow-shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

glossy furrow-shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	glossy furrow-shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

glossy furrow-shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.