Cape golden mole vs Crack Open

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Casearia decandra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Crack Open
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Salicaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Casearia
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Casearia decandra

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Crack Open

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Crack Open
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crack Open

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.