Arend’s Golden Mole vs Crested Oval Sedge

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Carex
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

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

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.