black-bindweed vs Cape golden mole

Dioscorea communis compared with Chrysochloris asiatica

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Cape golden mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Cape golden mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Dioscorea	Chrysochloris
Species	Dioscorea communis	Chrysochloris asiatica

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Cape golden mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Cape golden mole

The Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a species in the genus Chrysochloris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.