Arend’s Golden Mole vs mountain-devil

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Lambertia formosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	mountain-devil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Lambertia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Lambertia formosa

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

mountain-devil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-devil

Habitat

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

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.