Argus pheasant-tree vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Dracontomelon dao compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Argus pheasant-tree is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argus pheasant-tree	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Anacardiaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Dracontomelon	Amblysomus
Species	Dracontomelon dao	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Argus pheasant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argus pheasant-tree	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argus pheasant-tree

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.

Argus pheasant-tree

The Argus pheasant-tree, Dracontomelon dao, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.