Japanese Maple vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Acer palmatum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Maple	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Sapindaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Acer	Amblysomus
Species	Acer palmatum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Maple	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.