Broad-footed Mole vs Italian hawksbeard

Scapanus latimanus compared with Crepis bursifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Italian hawksbeard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scapanus	Crepis
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Crepis bursifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Italian hawksbeard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Italian hawksbeard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Italian hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.