Cape golden mole vs Cupped Ear

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Otideaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Otidea
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.