Cape dune mole rat vs Lamb'S-Ear

Bathyergus suillus compared with Stachys byzantina

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while Lamb'S-Ear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Lamb'S-Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Stachys
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Stachys byzantina

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Lamb'S-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Lamb'S-Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lamb'S-Ear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iran), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.