limestone fern vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Gymnocarpium robertianum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• limestone fern is Critically Endangered while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	limestone fern	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Gymnocarpium	Amblysomus
Species	Gymnocarpium robertianum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	limestone fern	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

limestone fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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.