Arend’s Golden Mole vs dooryard sowbug

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Porcellio laevis

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while dooryard sowbug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Porcellio
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.