deadly nightshade vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Atropa belladonna compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

deadly nightshade is Near Threatened while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	deadly nightshade	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Solanaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Atropa	Amblysomus
Species	Atropa belladonna	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	deadly nightshade	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.