Black oats vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Avena strigosa compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Black oats is Extinct while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black oats	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Avena	Amblysomus
Species	Avena strigosa	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Black oats

EX — Extinct

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black oats

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black oats

The Black oats (Avena strigosa) is a species in the genus Avena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.