Cape golden mole vs Farlow’s eyebright

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Euphrasia farlowii

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while Farlow’s eyebright is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Farlow’s eyebright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Euphrasia
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Euphrasia farlowii

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Farlow’s eyebright

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Farlow’s eyebright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Farlow’s eyebright

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.