Freckled Dapperling vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Echinoderma asperum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Freckled Dapperling is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freckled Dapperling	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	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Echinoderma	Amblysomus
Species	Echinoderma asperum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Freckled Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freckled Dapperling	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freckled Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

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

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.