Cape dune mole rat vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Bathyergus suillus compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Ranunculus
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and 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.