Cape dune mole rat vs Greater dodder

Bathyergus suillus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Cuscuta
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.