Marley’s Golden Mole vs

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Neonectria punicea

Key Differences

• Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Neonectria
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Neonectria punicea

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Neonectria punicea is a pyrenomycete fungus in the family Nectriaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It produces bright red or crimson perithecia on dead wood and bark of broadleaf trees. It is a saprotrophic fungus widely distributed in temperate forests across the Northern Hemisphere.