Arend’s Golden Mole vs tiny door snail

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Clausilia rugosa

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while tiny door snail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	tiny door snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Clausiliidae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Clausilia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Clausilia rugosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Arend’s Golden Mole and tiny door snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

tiny door snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	tiny door snail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tiny door snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.