Arend’s Golden Mole vs Goa-bean

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Goa-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Psophocarpus
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, 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.