Cape golden mole vs Vegetable fern

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Diplazium
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.