Cape golden mole vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Ranunculus
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, 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.