Broad-footed Mole vs Red Abalone

Scapanus latimanus compared with Haliotis rufescens

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Red Abalone is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Red Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Talpidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Scapanus	Haliotis
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Haliotis rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-footed Mole and Red Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Abalone

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Red Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, China, Norway, Peru, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.