Arend’s Golden Mole vs Cutleaf groundcherry

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Physalis angulata

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Cutleaf groundcherry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Cutleaf groundcherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Solanaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Physalis
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Physalis angulata

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Cutleaf groundcherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cutleaf groundcherry

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (41 countries), Asia (21 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.