alpine cinquefoil vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Potentilla crantzii compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• alpine cinquefoil is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Potentilla	Amblysomus
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.