Arend’s Golden Mole vs polypode intermédiaire

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Polypodium interjectum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	polypode intermédiaire
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Polypodiopsida (Filicopsida)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Polypodium
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

polypode intermédiaire

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

polypode intermédiaire

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.