False Dotted Border vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Belenois thysa compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• False Dotted Border is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Pieridae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Belenois	Amblysomus
Species	Belenois thysa	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

False Dotted Border and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dotted Border	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.