Broad-footed Mole vs prairie spiderwort

Scapanus latimanus compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Talpidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Tradescantia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	prairie spiderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.