Arend’s Golden Mole vs Irish Threadwort

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Telaranea nematodes

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Telaranea
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Telaranea nematodes

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Irish Threadwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.