Broad-footed Mole vs Petunia

Scapanus latimanus compared with Petunia atkinsiana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Petunia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Petunia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Petunia atkinsiana

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Petunia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Petunia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (6 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.