Le Gazé vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Aporia crataegi compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Le Gazé	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Pieridae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Aporia	Amblysomus
Species	Aporia crataegi	Amblysomus marleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Le Gazé and Marley’s Golden Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Le Gazé

EN — Endangered

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Le Gazé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (39 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Le Gazé

Black-Veined White (Aporia crataegi) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.