Birch Knight vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Tricholoma fulvum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Knight	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Tricholoma	Amblysomus
Species	Tricholoma fulvum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Birch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Sweden, and United States.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Knight

The Birch Knight (Tricholoma fulvum) is a species in the genus Tricholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.