Broad-footed Mole vs Elephant Apple

Scapanus latimanus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Talpidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Dillenia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.