Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Buckeye-leafed Cassava is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Manihot	Amblysomus
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.