Cape dune mole rat vs Goa-bean

Bathyergus suillus compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bathyergidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Psophocarpus
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.