Cape golden mole vs Soapberry

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Sapindus
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.