Marley’s Golden Mole vs red-cedar

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Trichilia
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marley’s Golden Mole	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.