Bathyergus suillus (Schreber 1782)

[Mus] suillus Schreber 1782, Die Saugethiere, Vol. 4: 715.

Type Locality: South Africa, Cape of Good Hope.

Vernacular Names: Cape Dune Mole-rat.

Synonyms: Bathyergus africana (Lamarck 1796); Bathyergus intermedius Roberts 1926; Bathyergus maritimus (Gmelin 1788) .

Distribution: S South Africa.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: De Graaff (1981) considered suillus monotypic. Karyptype has 2n=56 and FN=102 (Nevo et al., 1986).