Cape dune mole rat vs wall scalewort

Bathyergus suillus compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Porella
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.