American Bittersweet vs Broad-footed Mole

Celastrus scandens compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Celastraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Celastrus	Scapanus
Species	Celastrus scandens	Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Broad-footed Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.