Arend’s Golden Mole vs Bladder Fern

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Cystopteris
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Bladder Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.