Bathyergus

Bathyergus is the genus of dune mole-rats endemic to South Africa. It contains two species :

• Namaqua dune mole-rat - B. janetta
• Cape dune mole-rat - B. suillus

Bathyergus Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to Recent
Bathyergus janetta
Bathyergus suillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Bathyergidae
Genus:	Bathyergus Illiger, 1811
Type species
Mus maritimus Gmelin, 1788
Species
Bathyergus janetta Bathyergus suillus