Broad-footed Mole vs Shortfruit hedgemustard

Scapanus latimanus compared with Sisymbrium polyceratium

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Shortfruit hedgemustard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Shortfruit hedgemustard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Talpidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Sisymbrium
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Sisymbrium polyceratium

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Shortfruit hedgemustard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Shortfruit hedgemustard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shortfruit hedgemustard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bulgaria, Denmark, Portugal, 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.