Ceylon-olive vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Elaeocarpus serratus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon-olive	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Elaeocarpaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Elaeocarpus	Amblysomus
Species	Elaeocarpus serratus	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon-olive	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.