Arend’s Golden Mole vs Slash pine

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Pinus elliottii

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Slash pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Slash pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Carpitalpa	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Pinus elliottii

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Slash pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Slash pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slash pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.