Arend’s Golden Mole vs plicate door snail

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Macrogastra plicatula

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while plicate door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	plicate door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Macrogastra
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Macrogastra plicatula

Evolutionary Relationship

Arend’s Golden Mole and plicate door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

plicate door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	plicate door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plicate door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.