Broad-footed Mole vs Early Blight

Scapanus latimanus compared with Alternaria solani

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Early Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Early Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Talpidae	Pleosporaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Alternaria
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Alternaria solani

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Early Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Early Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Early Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.