Arend’s Golden Mole vs short-ray fleabane

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Erigeron lonchophyllus

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while short-ray fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	short-ray fleabane
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	Erigeron
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Erigeron lonchophyllus

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

short-ray fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	short-ray fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-ray fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.