Andersson's arctic moss vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Arctoa anderssonii compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersson's arctic moss	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Rhabdoweisiaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Arctoa	Amblysomus
Species	Arctoa anderssonii	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Andersson's arctic moss

EN — Endangered

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersson's arctic moss	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersson's arctic moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.

Andersson's arctic moss

The Andersson's arctic moss (Arctoa anderssonii) is a species in the genus Arctoa. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.