Arend’s Golden Mole vs Spring Sowbread

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Cyclamen repandum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Spring Sowbread is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Spring Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Primulaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Cyclamen
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Cyclamen repandum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Spring Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Spring Sowbread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.