Arend’s Golden Mole vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Botrychium
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.