Cape dune mole rat vs Mountain Tea

Bathyergus suillus compared with Sideritis hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Mountain Tea
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	Sideritis
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Sideritis hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Mountain Tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.