Broad-footed Mole vs Indian-plum

Scapanus latimanus compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Flacourtia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.