Broad-footed Mole vs mucronate screw moss

Scapanus latimanus compared with Tortula mucronifolia

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while mucronate screw moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	mucronate screw moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Talpidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Tortula
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Tortula mucronifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

mucronate screw moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	mucronate screw moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mucronate screw moss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.