black-footed mongoose vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Bdeogale nigripes compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• black-footed mongoose is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-footed mongoose	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Herpestidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Bdeogale	Amblysomus
Species	Bdeogale nigripes	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

black-footed mongoose and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

black-footed mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-footed mongoose	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-footed mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-footed mongoose

The Black-Footed Mongoose (Bdeogale nigripes) is a species in the genus Bdeogale. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.