Autumn Crocus vs Highveld Golden Mole

Colchicum autumnale compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Autumn Crocus is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Crocus	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Colchicaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Colchicum	Amblysomus
Species	Colchicum autumnale	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Autumn Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Crocus	Highveld Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Autumn Crocus

The Autumn Crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is a species in the genus Colchicum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.