Gray-Orange Disk Lichen vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Lecidea lapicida compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Gray-Orange Disk Lichen is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecideales (Lecideales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Lecideaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Lecidea	Amblysomus
Species	Lecidea lapicida	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Gray-Orange Disk Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-Orange Disk Lichen	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-Orange 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.