Allspice vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Pimenta dioica compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allspice	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Myrtaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Pimenta	Amblysomus
Species	Pimenta dioica	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Allspice

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allspice

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Allspice

The Allspice (Pimenta dioica) is a species in the genus Pimenta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found.