Arend’s Golden Mole vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Solanaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Physalis
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.

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.