Arend’s Golden Mole vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	four-leaf devil-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Rauvolfia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	four-leaf devil-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.