Cape dune mole rat vs ledgerbark

Bathyergus suillus compared with Cinchona calisaya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	ledgerbark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Cinchona
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Cinchona calisaya

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

ledgerbark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	ledgerbark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ledgerbark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, and Taiwan.

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.