Broad-footed Mole vs Lesser Whipwort

Scapanus latimanus compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Bazzania
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.