Cape golden mole vs Fringed Cup

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Encoelia
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Fringed Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup

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.