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

Cape mole-rat Georychus capensis Least concern

Where the Cape 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 11 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Georychus capensis
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 mole-rat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Cape mole-rat in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to South 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 mole-rat endangered?

The Cape 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 mole-rat?

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

About the Cape mole-rat

The Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species of mole-rat endemic to South Africa. It is the only extant species currently described as belonging to the genus Georychus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cape mole-rat (revision 1375077833), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q301528 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).