Big Smoky Bracket vs Broad-footed Mole

Bjerkandera fumosa compared with Scapanus latimanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big Smoky Bracket Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polyporales (Polyporales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Phanerochaetaceae Talpidae
Genus Bjerkandera Scapanus
Species Bjerkandera fumosa Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Big Smoky Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big Smoky Bracket Broad-footed Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Smoky Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Smoky Bracket

The Big Smoky Bracket (Bjerkandera fumosa) is a species in the genus Bjerkandera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil 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.

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