Cape golden mole vs Flat Wrack

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Fucaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Fucus
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.