Fynbos Golden Mole vs Vegetable fern

Amblysomus corriae compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Fynbos Golden Mole is Near Threatened while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fynbos 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	Amblysomus	Diplazium
Species	Amblysomus corriae	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Fynbos Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fynbos Golden Mole	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fynbos 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.