Arend’s Golden Mole vs breadfruit

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Artocarpus altilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	breadfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Moraceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Artocarpus
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Artocarpus altilis

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

breadfruit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

breadfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (6 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

breadfruit

The breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species in the genus Artocarpus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.