Cape golden mole vs marsh fleawort

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Tephroseris palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	marsh fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Chrysochloris	Tephroseris
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Tephroseris palustris

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

marsh fleawort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	marsh fleawort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

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.