Broad-footed Mole vs Floating Fern

Scapanus latimanus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Talpidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Salvinia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), 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.