Loose Starweb vs Marley’s Golden Mole

Asterostroma laxum compared with Amblysomus marleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Loose 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 laxum	Amblysomus marleyi

Conservation Status

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Marley’s Golden Mole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Loose Starweb	Marley’s Golden Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Marley’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.