Arends's golden mole

Arends' golden mole is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical subtropical or [tropical dry forest|dry], and moist montane forests, dry lowland grassland, arable land, pasture, plantations, rural gardens, and urban areas.
It is the only species in the genus Carpitalpa. It was moved from the genus Chlorotalpa.
It was first described by Lundholm, who named it for Nicolas Arends, taxidermist at the Kaffrarian Museum who captured the specimen.