Arend’s Golden Mole vs crested arrowhead

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while crested arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Alismataceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Sagittaria
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.