Broad-footed Mole vs false cleavers

Scapanus latimanus compared with Galium spurium

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while false cleavers is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	false cleavers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Galium
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Galium spurium

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

false cleavers

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	false cleavers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false cleavers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.