Cape golden mole vs paradise-nut

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Lecythis zabucajo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Lecythis
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Lecythis zabucajo

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil 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.