august thorn vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Ennomos quercinaria compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	august thorn	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	Geometridae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Ennomos	Amblysomus
Species	Ennomos quercinaria	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

august thorn

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

august thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

august thorn

The August thorn (Ennomos quercinaria) is a species in the genus Ennomos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.