Big Brown Bat vs Broad-footed Mole

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Scapanus latimanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Talpidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Scapanus
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Scapanus latimanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and Broad-footed Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	Broad-footed Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.