Arend’s Golden Mole vs Rosette Tooth

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Hydnellum cumulatum

Key Differences

• Arend’s Golden Mole is Vulnerable while Rosette Tooth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	Rosette Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Afrosoricida (อันดับเทนเรค)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Carpitalpa	Hydnellum
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Hydnellum cumulatum

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

Rosette Tooth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	Rosette Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rosette Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.