Cape golden mole vs Smallflowered Milkvetch

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Astragalus nuttallianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Smallflowered Milkvetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Astragalus
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Astragalus nuttallianus

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Smallflowered Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Smallflowered Milkvetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smallflowered Milkvetch

Habitat

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

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.