Cape dune mole rat vs screw-pine

Bathyergus suillus compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Pandanus
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.