Cape golden mole vs pignut

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	pignut
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	Mesosphaerum
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.