Broad-footed Mole vs Sour Prickle

Scapanus latimanus compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Opuntia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.