American Wainscot vs Broad-footed Mole

Mythimna unipuncta compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wainscot	Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Noctuidae	Talpidae
Genus	Mythimna	Scapanus
Species	Mythimna unipuncta	Scapanus latimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Wainscot and Broad-footed Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Wainscot

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Wainscot

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Wainscot

The American Wainscot (Mythimna unipuncta) is a species in the genus Mythimna. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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.