Cape golden mole vs Glaucous Draba

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Draba glabella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Glaucous Draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Draba
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Draba glabella

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous Draba

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Glaucous Draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glaucous Draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.