Arend’s Golden Mole vs Thatching grass

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Carpitalpa	Hyparrhenia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.