Arend’s Golden Mole vs Dashed Slender Robberfly

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Leptogaster guttiventris

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Dashed Slender Robberfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Dashed Slender Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Asilidae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Leptogaster
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Leptogaster guttiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Arend’s Golden Mole and Dashed Slender Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Dashed Slender Robberfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Dashed Slender Robberfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dashed Slender Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.