Arend’s Golden Mole vs small notchwort

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Lophozia ascendens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Lophozia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.