Fawn Starweb vs Hottentot Golden Mole

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Amblysomus hottentotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Hottentot Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Peniophoraceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Asterostroma	Amblysomus
Species	Asterostroma cervicolor	Amblysomus hottentotus

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Hottentot Golden Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Hottentot Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

Hottentot Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.