Keeled wormseed vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Dysphania carinata compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Keeled wormseed is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Keeled wormseed	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Dysphania	Amblysomus
Species	Dysphania carinata	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Keeled wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Keeled wormseed	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Keeled wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (India, Saudi Arabia), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.