Marley’s Golden Mole vs Wild Lettuce

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Lactuca indica

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while Wild Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amblysomus	Lactuca
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Lactuca indica

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Wild Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).