Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Trapeliopsis granulosa compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Trapeliaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Trapeliopsis	Amblysomus
Species	Trapeliopsis granulosa	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Granular Mottled-Disk Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.