Marley’s Golden Mole vs utile

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Entandrophragma utile

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while utile is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	utile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Meliaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Entandrophragma
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Entandrophragma utile

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

utile

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

utile

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.