Highveld Golden Mole vs Spring Pea

Amblysomus septentrionalis compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

• Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highveld Golden Mole	Spring Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Amblysomus septentrionalis	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highveld Golden Mole	Spring Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).