Arend’s Golden Mole vs Floating Sundew

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Droseraceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Drosera
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.