Cape dune mole rat vs Hairy Snakefern

Bathyergus suillus compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Microgramma
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Hairy Snakefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.