Marley’s Golden Mole vs sugar-plum

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while sugar-plum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Uapaca
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marley’s Golden Mole	sugar-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.