Alpine Squill vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Scilla bifolia compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Alpine Squill is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Squill	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Asparagaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Scilla	Amblysomus
Species	Scilla bifolia	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Alpine Squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Squill	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Squill

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Squill

The Alpine Squill (Scilla bifolia) is a species in the genus Scilla. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States).