Blewit vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Lepista nuda compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blewit	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	Lepista	Amblysomus
Species	Lepista nuda	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blewit

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