vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Hemiselmis amylifera compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Hottentot Golden Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cryptophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Chroomonadaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Hemiselmis	Amblysomus
Species	Hemiselmis amylifera	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Hottentot Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hemiselmis amylifera is a small, biflagellate cryptophyte alga found in marine and brackish coastal waters. Like other members of the genus Hemiselmis, it contains phycobiliprotein pigments and is a component of nanoplankton communities.