Arend’s Golden Mole vs black-calabash

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Amphitecna
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.