Cape dune mole rat vs wild madder

Bathyergus suillus compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Rubia
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	wild madder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.