Broad-footed Mole vs Pencil Cedar

Scapanus latimanus compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Talpidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Polyscias
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

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.