Garden Thyme vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Thymus vulgaris compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Garden Thyme is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Thyme	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Lamiaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Thymus	Amblysomus
Species	Thymus vulgaris	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Garden Thyme

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Thyme	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Thyme

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (18 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.