Cape golden mole vs Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Puccinia nemoralis

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Puccinia
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Puccinia nemoralis

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

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.