Arend’s Golden Mole vs Cuckoo-Bread

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Oxalis acetosella

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Cuckoo-Bread is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Oxalis
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.