Marley’s Golden Mole vs redhead

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Hamelia
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).