Bitter-Root vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Apocynum androsaemifolium compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Root	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	Apocynaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Apocynum	Amblysomus
Species	Apocynum androsaemifolium	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Root	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.