Cape golden mole vs Ferny Azolla

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape golden mole Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Chrysochloridae Salviniaceae
Genus Chrysochloris Azolla
Species Chrysochloris asiatica Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape golden mole Ferny Azolla
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

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