Arend’s Golden Mole vs Dotted Firefly

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Lucidota punctata

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Dotted Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Lucidota
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Dotted Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.