Broad-footed Mole vs Firetree

Scapanus latimanus compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Morella
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Firetree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), 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.