bastard copperleaf vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Acalypha	Amblysomus
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.