Cape golden mole vs lemon thyme

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Thymus citriodorus

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while lemon thyme is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	lemon thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Thymus
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Thymus citriodorus

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

lemon thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	lemon thyme
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lemon thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.