Arend’s Golden Mole vs toothcup

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Ammannia latifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Lythraceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Ammannia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

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.