Arend’s Golden Mole vs Flowering Currant

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Ribes
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.