Cape golden mole vs false pepperwort

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Marsilea
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.