Cape mole-rat vs Lined Hooktail

Georychus capensis compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape mole-rat	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Bathyergidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Georychus	Paragomphus
Species	Georychus capensis	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape mole-rat and Lined Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape mole-rat	Lined Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape mole-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.