Cape golden mole vs Waterbush

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Myoporum montanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Myoporum
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.