Broad-footed Mole vs Confusing Trillium

Scapanus latimanus compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Talpidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Trillium
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Confusing Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.