Broad-footed Mole vs Sea fig

Scapanus latimanus compared with Carpobrotus chilensis

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Sea fig is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Sea fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Aizoaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Carpobrotus
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Carpobrotus chilensis

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sea fig

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Sea fig
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sea fig

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador).

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.