Elephant Apple vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Dillenia indica compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Elephant Apple is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Dillenia	Amblysomus
Species	Dillenia indica	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.