African Bean vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Faurea saligna compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• African Bean is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Bean	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Proteaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Faurea	Amblysomus
Species	Faurea saligna	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

African Bean

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Bean	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Bean

Habitat

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

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Bean

The African Bean (Faurea saligna) is a species in the genus Faurea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.