Cracking Clitocybe vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	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	Clitocybe	Amblysomus
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.