Cape dune mole rat vs Red pea

Bathyergus suillus compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Red pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Red pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.