Fragrant Bracket vs Highveld Golden Mole

Trametes suaveolens compared with Amblysomus septentrionalis

Key Differences

• Fragrant Bracket is Endangered while Highveld Golden Mole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Bracket	Highveld Golden Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Polyporaceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Trametes	Amblysomus
Species	Trametes suaveolens	Amblysomus septentrionalis

Conservation Status

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Highveld Golden Mole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Bracket	Highveld Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Highveld Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.