Cape dune mole rat vs Lebombo Cluster-leaf

Bathyergus suillus compared with Terminalia phanerophlebia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Lebombo Cluster-leaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Terminalia
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Terminalia phanerophlebia

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Lebombo Cluster-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Lebombo Cluster-leaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lebombo Cluster-leaf

Habitat

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

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.