Marley’s Golden Mole vs Vegetable fern

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Diplazium
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.