Arend’s Golden Mole vs Bitter-Root

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Apocynum androsaemifolium

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Bitter-Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Bitter-Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Apocynum
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Apocynum androsaemifolium

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Bitter-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Bitter-Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

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

Arend’s Golden Mole

The Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi) is a species in the genus Carpitalpa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Root

The Bitter-Root (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is a species in the genus Apocynum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.