bordered beauty vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Epione repandaria compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• bordered beauty is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bordered beauty	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	Epione	Amblysomus
Species	Epione repandaria	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bordered beauty

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bordered beauty	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bordered beauty

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.

bordered beauty

The Bordered beauty (Epione repandaria) is a species in the genus Epione. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.