Arend’s Golden Mole vs devil's-fig

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Solanum asperolanatum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while devil's-fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	devil's-fig
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	Solanum
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Solanum asperolanatum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

devil's-fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	devil's-fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

devil's-fig

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and India.

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.