Broad-footed Mole vs Downy Safflower

Scapanus latimanus compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Downy Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)	Asterales (نجميات)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scapanus	Carthamus
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.