Broad-footed Mole vs grape ground-cherry

Scapanus latimanus compared with Physalis viscosa

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while grape ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	grape ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Physalis
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Physalis viscosa

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

grape ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	grape ground-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

grape ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Europe (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.