Arend’s Golden Mole vs Common Seahorse

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Hippocampus kuda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Common Seahorse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Perciformes (Perch-like Fish)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Pomacentridae (Clownfish & Damselfish)
Genus	Carpitalpa	Amphiprion (Clownfish)
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Hippocampus kuda

Evolutionary Relationship

Arend’s Golden Mole and Common Seahorse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Common Seahorse

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Common Seahorse
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	17 cm
Average Weight	—	10 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Seahorse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Philippines. 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.