Blackstem Spleenwort vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Asplenium resiliens compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Asplenium	Amblysomus
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.