Arend’s Golden Mole vs Bordered Screw-moss

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Tortula marginata

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Bordered Screw-moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Bordered Screw-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Bryopsida (マゴケ綱)
Order	Afrosoricida (アフリカトガリネズミ目)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Tortula
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Tortula marginata

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Bordered Screw-moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Bordered Screw-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bordered Screw-moss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Bordered Screw-moss

The Bordered Screw-moss (Tortula marginata) is a species in the genus Tortula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.