Arend’s Golden Mole vs Three-lined Soldier

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Oxycera
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Arend’s Golden Mole and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.