Hooked Veilwort vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Metzgeria leptoneura compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hooked Veilwort	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Metzgeriaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Metzgeria	Amblysomus
Species	Metzgeria leptoneura	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hooked Veilwort	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hooked Veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.