alpine gentian vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Gentiana nivalis compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine gentian	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Gentianaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Gentiana	Amblysomus
Species	Gentiana nivalis	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

alpine gentian

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine gentian

The Alpine gentian (Gentiana nivalis) is a species in the genus Gentiana. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).