false pepperwort vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Marsilea crenata compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• false pepperwort is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	false pepperwort	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Marsileaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Marsilea	Amblysomus
Species	Marsilea crenata	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	false pepperwort	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.