Arend’s Golden Mole vs Thinkadu

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Parashorea stellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Parashorea
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thinkadu

Habitat

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

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.