Arend’s Golden Mole vs Silver Colonel

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Odontomyia argentata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Silver Colonel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Odontomyia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Odontomyia argentata

Evolutionary Relationship

Arend’s Golden Mole and Silver Colonel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Silver Colonel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Silver Colonel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Colonel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.