Gum-elemi vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Bursera simaruba compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gum-elemi	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Burseraceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Bursera	Amblysomus
Species	Bursera simaruba	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gum-elemi	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.