Cape dune mole rat vs ilima

Bathyergus suillus compared with Sida cordifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape dune mole rat ilima
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Bathyergidae Malvaceae
Genus Bathyergus Sida
Species Bathyergus suillus Sida cordifolia

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

ilima

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape dune mole rat ilima
Diet
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Average Length
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ilima

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

ilima

No description available.

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