Dog-Strangling Vine vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Vincetoxicum rossicum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog-Strangling Vine	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Apocynaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Vincetoxicum	Amblysomus
Species	Vincetoxicum rossicum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog-Strangling Vine	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.