Cape golden mole vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Rauvolfia
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.