Cape golden mole vs hollowroot

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Corydalis cava

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while hollowroot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	hollowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Corydalis
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Corydalis cava

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

hollowroot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	hollowroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hollowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.