Arend’s Golden Mole vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Hypericum humifusum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Trailing St. Johnswort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Trailing St. Johnswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Hypericum
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Hypericum humifusum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Trailing St. Johnswort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.