Arend’s Golden Mole vs Scaly Hawkbit

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Scaly Hawkbit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Carpitalpa	Hedypnois
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.