Broad-footed Mole vs Phacelia

Scapanus latimanus compared with Phacelia tanacetifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Phacelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Talpidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Phacelia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Phacelia tanacetifolia

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Phacelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Phacelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.