Broad-footed Mole vs Dwarf eelgrass

Scapanus latimanus compared with Zostera japonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Scapanus	Zostera
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Dwarf eelgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.