Box-Leaf Holly vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Ilex crenata compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Box-Leaf Holly is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box-Leaf Holly	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Ilex	Amblysomus
Species	Ilex crenata	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Box-Leaf Holly

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box-Leaf Holly	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box-Leaf Holly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box-Leaf Holly

The Box-leaf holly (Ilex crenata) is a species in the genus Ilex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan and United States.