Arend’s Golden Mole vs Orange Tooth

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Hydnellum
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.