Marley’s Golden Mole vs persimmon

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Diospyros kaki

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Diospyros
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).