Broad-footed Mole vs Fern Palm

Scapanus latimanus compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Fern Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Talpidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Cycas
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Cycas revoluta

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Fern Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fern Palm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.