Broad-footed Mole vs Grama-Guatemala

Scapanus latimanus compared with Tripsacum laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Grama-Guatemala
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scapanus	Tripsacum
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Tripsacum laxum

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Grama-Guatemala

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Grama-Guatemala
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grama-Guatemala

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), 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.