Fuzzy flatsedge vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Cyperus pilosus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Fuzzy flatsedge is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fuzzy flatsedge	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cyperaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Cyperus	Amblysomus
Species	Cyperus pilosus	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Fuzzy flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fuzzy flatsedge	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fuzzy flatsedge

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Fiji, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, and United States.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.