Arend’s Golden Mole vs mountain-cabbage

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Euterpe precatoria

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while mountain-cabbage is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	mountain-cabbage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Euterpe
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Euterpe precatoria

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

mountain-cabbage

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	mountain-cabbage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-cabbage

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.