Arend’s Golden Mole vs Elephant Apple

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Dillenia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.