basket fern vs Broad-footed Mole

Nephrolepis pectinata compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

  • basket fern is Not Evaluated while Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank basket fern Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Tracheophyta Chordata (Chordates)
Class Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polypodiales (Polypodiales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Nephrolepidaceae Talpidae
Genus Nephrolepis Scapanus
Species Nephrolepis pectinata Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

basket fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute basket fern Broad-footed Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

basket fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

basket fern

The Basket fern (Nephrolepis pectinata) is a species in the genus Nephrolepis. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Its conservation status has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN.

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.

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