Cape dune mole rat vs sugar-plum

Bathyergus suillus compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Uapaca
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.