Broad-footed Mole vs pignut

Scapanus latimanus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.