Broad-footed Mole vs Crested Cow-Wheat

Scapanus latimanus compared with Melampyrum cristatum

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Crested Cow-Wheat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Crested Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Melampyrum
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Melampyrum cristatum

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Crested Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.