Arend’s Golden Mole vs Crowned Tooth

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Hydnellum
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.