Asiatic elephant vs Cape golden mole

Elephas maximus compared with Chrysochloris asiatica

Key Differences

Asiatic elephant is Endangered while Cape golden mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic elephant	Cape golden mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Proboscidea (长鼻目)	Afrosoricida (非洲蝟目)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)	Chrysochloris
Species	Elephas maximus	Chrysochloris asiatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic elephant and Cape golden mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

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Conservation Status

Asiatic elephant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Cape golden mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic elephant	Cape golden mole
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	60 years	—
Average Length	5.5 m	—
Average Weight	4.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cape golden mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asiatic elephant

亚洲象（Elephas maximus）是现存最大的陆地动物之一，分布于南亚和东南亚。该物种保护状态为濒危（EN），主要面临栖息地丧失和偷猎的威胁，在许多亚洲文化中具有重要的文化和宗教意义。

Cape golden mole

The Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica) is a species in the genus Chrysochloris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.