Drooping Trillium vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Trillium flexipes compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Drooping Trillium is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drooping Trillium	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Trillium	Amblysomus
Species	Trillium flexipes	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Drooping Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drooping Trillium	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drooping Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.