Lance-Leaf Moonwort vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Botrychium lanceolatum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lance-Leaf Moonwort	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Botrychium	Amblysomus
Species	Botrychium lanceolatum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lance-Leaf Moonwort	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.