Fawn Starweb vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Asterostroma cervicolor compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fawn Starweb	Marley’s 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 marleyi

Conservation Status

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fawn Starweb	Marley’s 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.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.