Broad-footed Mole vs Cultivated Garlic

Scapanus latimanus compared with Allium sativum

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Cultivated Garlic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Cultivated Garlic
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Allium
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Allium sativum

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cultivated Garlic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Cultivated Garlic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cultivated Garlic

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.