Cape golden mole vs Staggerweed

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Dicentra
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.