Cape dune mole rat vs pignut

Bathyergus suillus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	pignut
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	Mesosphaerum
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.