Bayou Violet vs Broad-footed Mole

Viola sororia compared with Scapanus latimanus

Key Differences

• Bayou Violet is Not Evaluated while Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bayou Violet	Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Violaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Viola	Scapanus
Species	Viola sororia	Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Bayou Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bayou Violet	Broad-footed Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bayou Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bayou Violet

The Bayou Violet (Viola sororia) is a species in the genus Viola. 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.