Cape dune mole rat vs small teasel

Bathyergus suillus compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	small teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Dipsacus
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Dipsacus pilosus

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	small teasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.