Alpine Wattle vs Highveld Golden Mole

Acacia alpina compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Alpine Wattle is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Wattle	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Fabaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Acacia	Amblysomus
Species	Acacia alpina	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Alpine Wattle

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Wattle	Highveld Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Wattle

The Alpine Wattle (Acacia alpina) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.