Marley’s Golden Mole vs winged prickly-ash

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Marley’s Golden Mole	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.