Cape dune mole rat vs Red ash

Bathyergus suillus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bathyergidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Alphitonia
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.