Arend’s Golden Mole vs Katung Fa

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Afrosoricida (อันดับเทนเรค)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Alstonia
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.