Arend’s Golden Mole vs Eye Bright

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Eye Bright is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Heliotropium
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.