Arend’s Golden Mole vs Wire With

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Wire With
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	Desmodium
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.