Cape mole-rat vs Tickclover

Georychus capensis compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape mole-rat Tickclover
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 Georychus Desmodium
Species Georychus capensis Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape mole-rat Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape mole-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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