Marley’s Golden Mole vs short-stem iris

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Iris brevicaulis

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while short-stem iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Amblysomus	Iris
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Marley’s Golden Mole and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marley’s Golden Mole	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.