Marley’s Golden Mole vs Nutmeg

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Myristica
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutmeg

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).