Arend’s Golden Mole vs Hooked Dock

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Rumex brownii

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Hooked Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Hooked Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Rumex
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Rumex brownii

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Hooked Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Hooked Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hooked Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.