Cape golden mole vs Tickclover

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cape golden mole Tickclover
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 Desmodium
Species Chrysochloris asiatica Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cape golden mole Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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