Arend’s Golden Mole vs

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Comatricha elegans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Stemonitidales
Family	Chrysochloridae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Comatricha
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Comatricha elegans

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Comatricha elegans is a delicate myxomycete forming slender, stalked, cylindrical sporangia with an intricate internal network of threads (capillitium) that aid spore dispersal. It grows on decaying wood and bark in humid forest environments worldwide. This species belongs to a group of slime moulds notable for their elegant fruiting body architecture and cosmopolitan distribution.