Cape mole-rat vs Sweet crab apple

Georychus capensis compared with Malus coronaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape mole-rat	Sweet crab apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bathyergidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Georychus	Malus
Species	Georychus capensis	Malus coronaria

Conservation Status

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

Sweet crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape mole-rat	Sweet crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape mole-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.