Light Red Meranti vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Shorea lepidota compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Red Meranti	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Shorea	Amblysomus
Species	Shorea lepidota	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Red Meranti	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.