Marley’s Golden Mole vs toothcup

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Lythraceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Ammannia
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).