Highveld Golden Mole vs slender thistle

Amblysomus septentrionalis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highveld Golden Mole	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amblysomus	Carduus
Species	Amblysomus septentrionalis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highveld Golden Mole	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.