Arend’s Golden Mole vs olive-leaf podoberry

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Podocarpus oleifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	olive-leaf podoberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Podocarpus
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Podocarpus oleifolius

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

olive-leaf podoberry

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	olive-leaf podoberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

olive-leaf podoberry

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.