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Genus of rodents

Bathyergus Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to Recent

Bathyergus janetta

Bathyergus suillus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

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

References

Extant species of family Bathyergidae (African mole-rats)

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Suborder: Hystricomorpha
Infraorder: Hystricognathi
Parvorder: Phiomorpha

Bathyerginae

Bathyergus	Namaqua dune mole-rat (Bathyergus janetta) Cape dune mole-rat (Bathyergus suillus)
Cryptomys	Common mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus) Matabeleland mole-rat (Cryptomys nimrodi)
Fukomys	Zambian mole-rat(Fukomys amatus) Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) Bocage's mole-rat (Fukomys bocagei) Damaraland mole-rat (Fukomys damarensis) Mashona mole-rat (Fukomys darlingi) Nigerian mole-rat (Fukomys foxi) Fukomys hanangensis Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) Kafue mole-rat (Fukomys kafuensis) Fukomys livingstoni Mechow's mole-rat (Fukomys mechowii) Micklem's mole-rat (Fukomys micklemi) Fukomys occlusus Ochre mole-rat (Fukomys ochraceocinereus) Caroline's mole rat (Fukomys vandewoestijneae) Fukomys whytei Ghana mole-rat (Fukomys zechi)
Georychus	Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis)
Heliophobius	Silvery mole-rat (Heliophobius argenteocinereus)

Heterocephalinae

Heterocephalus	Naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

Category

Hystricomorpha

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia

Ctenodactylomorphi

Incertae sedis

†Butomys
†Mergenomys

†Chapattimyidae

Basalomys Birbalomys Chapattimys Kazygurtia Subathumys
†Baluchimyinae	Asterattus Baluchimys Lindsaya Lophibaluchia Wakkamys Zindapiria
†Chapattimyinae	Bolosomys Chapattimys Chkhikvadzomys Geitonomys Gumbatomys Khodzhentia Terrarboreus

Ctenodactylidae

Diatomyidae

†Diatomys
†Fallomus
†Inopinatia
Laonastes
†Marymus
†Pierremus
†Willmus

†Tamquammyidae

Orogomys Tsagankhushumys
†Cocomyinae	Cocomys
†Tamquammyinae	Adolomys Bumbanomys Kharomys Sharomys Tsagamys Ulanomys Viriosomys
†Tsinlingomyinae	Tsinlingomys

†Yuomyidae

†Paracryptomys
Bathyergidae	Bathyergus Cryptomys Fukomys Georychus Heliophobius
†Bathyergoidae	Bathyergoides
Heterocephalidae	Heterocephalus

†Diamantomyidae

Hystricidae

†Kenyamyidae

Kenyamys
Simonimys

†Myophiomyidae

†Myophiomyinae	Elmerimys Myophiomys Phiomyoides
†Phiocricetomyinae	Phiocricetomys

Petromuridae

†Apodecter
Petromus
†Tufamys

†Phiomyidae

Thryonomyidae

Caviomorpha

- See below↓

Caviomorpha

Incertae sedis

†Luribayomys

Cavioidea

†Guiomys
†Scotamys

Caviidae

Caviinae	†Allocavia †Cardiomys Cavia †Caviops †Dolicavia Galea †Macrocavia Microcavia †Neocavia †Palaeocavia †Pascualia
Dolichotinae	Dolichotis †Eodolichotis Pediolagus †Pliodolichotis †Propediolagus †Rhodanodolichotis
Hydrochoerinae	†Anatochoerus †Cardiatherium †Contracavia †Hydrochoeropsis Hydrochoerus Kerodon †Neochoerus †Nothydrochoerus †Phugatherium †Procellusignum †Xenocardia

Ctenomyidae

Ctenomys

Dasyproctidae

Dinomyiidae

†Agnomys †Borikenomys †Pseudodiodomus
Dinomyinae	Dinomys †Telodontomys
†Eumegamyinae	Arazamys Briaromys Colpostemma Doellomys Eumegamysops Eumegamys Gyriabrus Isostylomys Josephoartigasia Orthomys Pentastylodon Pseudosigmomys Telicomys Tetrastylus
†Potamarchinae	Eusigmomys Olenopsis Potamarchus Scleromys Simplimus

†Eocardiidae

†Eocardiinae	Chubutomys Eocardia Matiamys Neophanomys Phanomys Shistomys
†Luantinae	Asteromys Luantus

†Branisamyopsis †Cholamys †Eopululo †Hypsosteiromys †Microsteiromys †Neosteiromys †Palaeosteiromys †Paradoxomys †Parasteiromys †Protosteiromys
Chaetomyinae	Chaetomys
Erethizontinae	Coendou Erethizon

Capromyini	Capromys Geocapromys Mesocapromys Mysateles
†Hexolobodontini	Hexolobodon
†Isolobodontini	Isolobodon
Plagiodontini	†Hyperplagiodontia Plagiodontia †Rhizoplagiodontia

Carterodontinae

Carterodon

Echimyinae

Echimyini	Dactylomys Diplomys Echimys Isothrix Kannabateomys Lonchothrix Makalata Mesomys Olallamys Pattonomys Phyllomys Santamartamys Toromys
Myocastorini	Callistomys Hoplomys Myocastor Proechimys Thrichomys
†Eumysopinae	Acarechimys Chasichimys Eumysops Palaeoechimys Pampamys Pattersomys Protacaremys Protadelphomys Sallamys
Euryzygomatomyinae	Clyomys Euryzygomatomys Trinomys
†Heteropsomyinae	Boromys Brotomys Heteropsomys Puertoricomys

†Heptaxodontidae

Octodontidae

Taxon identifiers
Bathyergus	Wikidata: Q791322 Wikispecies: Bathyergus ADW: Bathyergus CoL: 38M8 EoL: 14501 GBIF: 2437221 iNaturalist: 43757 IRMNG: 1293926 ITIS: 584600 MSW: 13400004 NCBI: 10170 Open Tree of Life: 118536 Paleobiology Database: 66059

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