Broad-footed Mole vs Scarlet Sage

Scapanus latimanus compared with Salvia splendens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Scarlet Sage
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	Salvia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Salvia splendens

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Scarlet Sage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet Sage

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (Armenia, India, Japan), Europe (Czech Republic, Italy, Romania), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.