Marley’s Golden Mole vs Slash pine

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Pinus elliottii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Amblysomus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).