Ebony Cup vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Pseudoplectania nigrella compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ebony Cup	Marley’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Pseudoplectania	Amblysomus
Species	Pseudoplectania nigrella	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ebony Cup

Habitat

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

Range

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

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.