Cape dune mole rat vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Bathyergus suillus compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Puccinia
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Fen Sedge Rust

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.