Cape dune mole rat vs Yellow flame

Bathyergus suillus compared with Peltophorum pterocarpum

Key Differences

• Cape dune mole rat is Least Concern while Yellow flame is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape dune mole rat	Yellow flame
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bathyergidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Bathyergus	Peltophorum
Species	Bathyergus suillus	Peltophorum pterocarpum

Conservation Status

Cape dune mole rat

LC — Least Concern

Yellow flame

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape dune mole rat	Yellow flame
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape dune mole rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow flame

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia).

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.