Bathyergus suillus

(von Schreber, 1782)

Cape Dune Mole-rat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricomorpha
Infraorder : Hystricognathi
Superfamily : incertae sedis
Family : Bathyergidae
Genus : Bathyergus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1782. Heft 35. Pp. 691–730 in Schreber, J.C.D. von. 1792. Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen. Vierter Theil. Walther, Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur.

Original name as described

Mus suillus

Other common names

Cape Dune Blesmol · Large Cape Dune Mole-rat

Type locality

Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropic

Country distribution

South Africa

Taxonomy notes

may include B. janetta based on limited molecular data, however, the paper suggesting this change seems to show evidence that the two should still be considered distinct species, and further research is needed to clarify this clades taxonomy

Taxonomy notes citation

Šumbera, R., Uhrová, M., Montoya-Sanhueza, G., Bryjová, A., Bennett, N. C., & Mikula, O. (2024). Genetic diversity of the largest african mole-rat genus, bathyergus. one, two or four species?. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108157.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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