Marley’s Golden Mole vs water dock

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Rumex
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).