Cape dune mole rat vs large pheasant's-eye

Bathyergus suillus compared with Adonis flammea

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while large pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	large pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Adonis
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Adonis flammea

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

large pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	large pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.