Arend’s Golden Mole vs ground-bean

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	ground-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	Macrotyloma
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-bean

Habitat

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

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.