alpine cinquefoil vs Fynbos Golden Mole

Potentilla crantzii compared with Amblysomus corriae

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Fynbos Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Fynbos Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Potentilla	Amblysomus
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Amblysomus corriae

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Fynbos Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Fynbos Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Fynbos Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.