Cape mole-rat vs Eye Bright

Georychus capensis compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape mole-rat	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Georychus	Heliotropium
Species	Georychus capensis	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape mole-rat	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape mole-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

Cape mole-rat

The Cape Mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species in the genus Georychus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.