angle shades vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Phlogophora meticulosa compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	angle shades	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Noctuidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Phlogophora	Amblysomus
Species	Phlogophora meticulosa	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

angle shades and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

angle shades

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

angle shades

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

angle shades

The Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) is a species in the genus Phlogophora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.