Arend’s Golden Mole vs true senna

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	true senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Senna
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.