Cape dune mole-rat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Cape dune mole-rat Bathyergus suillus Least concern

Where the Cape dune mole-rat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 83 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Bathyergus suillus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Bathyergidae

Where does the Cape dune mole-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape dune mole-rat in 1 country or territory across Africa.

South Africa

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Cape dune mole-rat endangered?

The Cape dune mole-rat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Cape dune mole-rat?

The Cape dune mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Bathyergidae, genus Bathyergus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Cape dune mole-rat

The Cape dune mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus) is a species of solitary burrowing rodent in the family Bathyergidae. It is endemic to South Africa and named for the Cape of Good Hope.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape dune mole-rat (revision 1370507340), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q302159 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).