Cape dune mole rat vs Rough chervil

Bathyergus suillus compared with Chaerophyllum temulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Rough chervil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Chaerophyllum
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Chaerophyllum temulum

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Rough chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Rough chervil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough chervil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.