Arend’s Golden Mole vs Maple

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Acer
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Acer rubrum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.