Cape mole-rat vs Wormseed

Georychus capensis compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• Cape mole-rat is Least Concern while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape mole-rat	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bathyergidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Georychus	Dysphania
Species	Georychus capensis	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape mole-rat	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape mole-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.