Cape golden mole vs red-cedar

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Trichilia
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.