Cape dune mole rat vs red dahlia

Bathyergus suillus compared with Dahlia coccinea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	red dahlia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bathyergidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Bathyergus	Dahlia
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Dahlia coccinea

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

red dahlia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	red dahlia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red dahlia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, India, Portugal, 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.