Arend’s Golden Mole vs Flat Wrack

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Fucaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Fucus
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.