Fynbos Golden Mole vs Sieva bean

Amblysomus corriae compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

  • Fynbos Golden Mole is Near Threatened while Sieva bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Fynbos Golden Mole Sieva bean
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 Amblysomus Phaseolus
Species Amblysomus corriae Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Fynbos Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Sieva bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Fynbos Golden Mole Sieva bean
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fynbos Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sieva bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Fynbos Golden Mole

No description available.

Sieva bean

No description available.

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