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Marley's golden mole

Amblysomus marleyi Roberts, 1931

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The marley's golden mole (Amblysomus marleyi) is a species in the family Chrysochloridae, order Afrosoricida. Recorded adults weigh about 64.8 g and live up to 1 year. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

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Quick facts about the marley's golden mole

Weight
64.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1 yearsrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1.93src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
By day (diurnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marley's golden mole live?

Not recorded

What is the marley's golden mole?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Marley's golden mole (Amblysomus marleyi) is a species of burrowing mammal in the golden mole family, Chrysochloridae. It is found in South Africa and possibly Eswatini. It has been separated from Amblysomus hottentotus by Bronner (1995b, 1996, 2000). Its natural habitat is indigenous forests and moist grassland, and also gardens. It is classified as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The main threats it faces are habitat degradation, either through overgrazing by cattle or the removal of vegetation for firewood, and urbanization.

From the Wikipedia article “Marley's golden mole” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marley%27s_golden_mole&oldid=1321084264), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the marley's golden mole endangered?

The marley's golden mole is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the marley's golden mole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderAfrosoricida
  5. familyChrysochloridae
  6. genusAmblysomus
  7. SpeciesAmblysomus marleyi Roberts, 1931
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Marley s golden moleEnglish
  • Marley’s golden moleEnglish
  • Marley se GouemolAfrikaans
  • خلد مارلي الذهبيArabic
  • Marley-GoldmullGerman
  • Marleys GoldmullGerman
  • Χρυσός Τυφλοπόντικας του ΜάρλεϊGreek
  • Topo Dorado de EsssuatiniSpanish
  • マーレイキンモグラJapanese
  • złotokrecik stokowyPolish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the marley's golden mole

Other species in the same genus Amblysomus.

CompareMarley's golden mole vs Hottentot golden moleMarley's golden mole vs Fynbos golden moleMarley's golden mole vs Robust golden moleMarley's golden mole vs Highveld golden mole

Common questions

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How big is the marley's golden mole?

An adult marley's golden mole weighs 64.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the marley's golden mole endangered?

The marley's golden mole is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the marley's golden mole live?

The marley's golden mole has a recorded lifespan of 1 year.

What kind of animal is the marley's golden mole?

The marley's golden mole (Amblysomus marleyi) belongs to the family Chrysochloridae in the order Afrosoricida.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{marleys_golden_mole_2026,
  title = {Marley's golden mole (Amblysomus marleyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marleys-golden-mole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}