Marley’s Golden Mole vs trailing tormentil

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Potentilla anglica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	trailing tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Amblysomus	Potentilla
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Potentilla anglica

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

trailing tormentil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

trailing tormentil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).