Broad-footed Mole vs Prickly Coontail

Scapanus latimanus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.