Cape golden mole vs Goa-bean

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Psophocarpus
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.