Cape golden mole vs wild madder

Chrysochloris asiatica compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Cape golden mole is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape golden mole	wild madder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Chrysochloris	Rubia
Species	Chrysochloris asiatica	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape golden mole	wild madder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.