Arend’s Golden Mole vs Jointed Charlock

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Jointed Charlock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Raphanus
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.