Cape dune mole rat vs toothcup

Bathyergus suillus compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Ammannia
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.