Namaqua Dune Molerat

The Namaqua dune mole-rat (Bathyergus janetta) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, caves, and sandy shores. The Naquama dune mole rat and its sister species, the Cape dune mole rat, have similar habitats that they occupy favoring subtropical environments however the Naquama dune mole-rat is an arid adapted solitary species while the Cape dune mole rat occupies the sandy terrain of the Cape (Lovegrove, 2001).

Bathyergus janetta is said to have a sister species called Bathyergus suillus that is paraphyletic meaning that they have common ancestral descendants but are not identical (Bennet, 2014)