Larch Knight vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Tricholoma psammopus compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

• Larch Knight is Least Concern while Marley’s Golden Mole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Larch Knight	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	Tricholomataceae	Chrysochloridae
Genus	Tricholoma	Amblysomus
Species	Tricholoma psammopus	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Larch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Larch Knight	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Larch Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.