Arend’s Golden Mole vs Nutgrass

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Cyperus rotundus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Nutgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Cyperus
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Cyperus rotundus

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.