Marley’s Golden Mole vs wall scalewort

Amblysomus marleyi compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Marley’s Golden Mole	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Porellaceae
Genus	Amblysomus	Porella
Species	Amblysomus marleyi	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).