Arend’s Golden Mole vs White Chilte

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Cnidoscolus
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Chilte

Habitat

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

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.