Broad-footed Mole vs Sawtooth Sunflower

Scapanus latimanus compared with Helianthus grosseserratus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Sawtooth Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scapanus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Helianthus grosseserratus

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sawtooth Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Sawtooth Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawtooth Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, 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.