Arend’s Golden Mole vs Floating Bladderwort

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Utricularia radiata

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Floating Bladderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Floating Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Utricularia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Utricularia radiata

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Floating Bladderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bladderwort

Habitat

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

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.