Arend’s Golden Mole vs mountain melick

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Melica nutans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Carpitalpa	Melica
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.