Arend’s Golden Mole vs Streamside Swordfern

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Nephrolepis
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.