Arend’s Golden Mole vs river moss

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Fontinalis
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.