Highveld Golden Mole vs Sour orange

Amblysomus septentrionalis compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highveld Golden Mole	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Citrus
Species	Amblysomus septentrionalis	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highveld Golden Mole	Sour orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).