Arend’s Golden Mole vs Dew-Thread

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Drosera filiformis

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Dew-Thread is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Dew-Thread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Droseraceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Drosera
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Drosera filiformis

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Dew-Thread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dew-Thread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.