Arend’s Golden Mole vs Roundleaf geranium

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Geranium rotundifolium

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Roundleaf geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Roundleaf geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Geranium
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Geranium rotundifolium

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Roundleaf geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Roundleaf geranium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.