Chinese wingnut vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Pterocarya stenoptera compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Chinese wingnut is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese wingnut	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Juglandaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Pterocarya	Amblysomus
Species	Pterocarya stenoptera	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Chinese wingnut

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese wingnut	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), and North America (United States).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese wingnut

The Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to India, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan.