Arend’s Golden Mole vs Floating Bur-Reed

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Floating Bur-Reed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Typhaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Sparganium
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.