---
title: "Rato-toupeira-do-cabo"
description: "Georychus capensis — Mamíferos. The Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species of mole-rat endemic to South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/cape-molerat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rato-toupeira-do-cabo

> Georychus capensis — Mamíferos. The Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species of mole-rat endemic to South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Georychus capensis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 320
- Wikidata: [Q301528](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q301528)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43761](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43761)

## Names

- en: Cape Molerat
- de: Kapblässmull
- nl: Kaapse blesmolrat
- pt: Rato-toupeira-do-cabo
- pl: Piaskogrzeb przylądkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (214)

## Summary

The Cape mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species of mole-rat endemic to South Africa. It is the only extant species currently described as belonging to the genus Georychus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_mole-rat

## Photo

![Rato-toupeira-do-cabo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-molerat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Klaus Wehrlin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20916451

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cape-molerat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).