Arend’s Golden Mole vs false pepperwort

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Marsilea
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.