Field Maple vs Highveld Golden Mole

Acer campestre compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Field Maple is Least Concern while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Maple	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Acer	Amblysomus
Species	Acer campestre	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Field Maple	Highveld Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.