Arend’s Golden Mole vs East African little collared fruit bat

Carpitalpa arendsi compared with Myonycteris relicta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arend’s Golden Mole	East African little collared fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Afrosoricida (Tenreksiler)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Chrysochloridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carpitalpa	Myonycteris
Species	Carpitalpa arendsi	Myonycteris relicta

Evolutionary Relationship

Arend’s Golden Mole and East African little collared fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Arend’s Golden Mole

VU — Vulnerable

East African little collared fruit bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arend’s Golden Mole	East African little collared fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arend’s Golden Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East African little collared fruit bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. 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.