Arend’s Golden Mole vs Brittle Bladderfern

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Cystopteris tenuis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Brittle Bladderfern
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 tenuis

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Brittle Bladderfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brittle Bladderfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Brittle Bladderfern

The Brittle Bladderfern (Cystopteris tenuis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.