Arend’s Golden Mole vs Tiny vetch

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Vicia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Tiny vetch is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Tiny vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Vicia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.