Marley’s Golden Mole vs Slender-footed Robberfly

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Leptarthrus brevirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Asilidae
Genus	Amblysomus	Leptarthrus
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Leptarthrus brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Marley’s Golden Mole and Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marley’s Golden Mole	Slender-footed Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.