African Walnut vs Highveld Golden Mole

Lovoa trichilioides compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• African Walnut is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Walnut	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Meliaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Lovoa	Amblysomus
Species	Lovoa trichilioides	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

African Walnut

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Walnut	Highveld Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Walnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Walnut

The African Walnut (Lovoa trichilioides) is a species in the genus Lovoa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.