blunt nodding moss vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Pohlia obtusifolia compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• blunt nodding moss is Near Threatened while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt nodding moss	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bryales (Bryales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Mniaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Pohlia	Amblysomus
Species	Pohlia obtusifolia	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

blunt nodding moss

NT — Near Threatened

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt nodding moss	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt nodding moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blunt nodding moss

The Blunt nodding moss (Pohlia obtusifolia) is a species in the genus Pohlia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.