Arend’s Golden Mole vs Hydrangea

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Hydrangea
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.