Cape dune mole rat vs Pencil flower

Bathyergus suillus compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bathyergidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Stylosanthes
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.