Broad-footed Mole vs Mexican vanilla

Scapanus latimanus compared with Vanilla mexicana

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Mexican vanilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Mexican vanilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Vanilla
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Vanilla mexicana

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mexican vanilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Mexican vanilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican vanilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.