brown disc snail vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Discus ruderatus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• brown disc snail is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown disc snail	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Discidae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Discus	Amblysomus
Species	Discus ruderatus	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

brown disc snail

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown disc snail	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown disc snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across France, Italy, Norway, and Sweden.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

brown disc snail

The Brown Disc Snail (Discus ruderatus) is a species in the genus Discus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.