Cape golden mole vs mountain lungwort

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Pulmonaria montana

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while mountain lungwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	mountain lungwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Pulmonaria
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Pulmonaria montana

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

mountain lungwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	mountain lungwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain lungwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Finland, Norway, 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.