Broad-footed Mole vs southern elder

Scapanus latimanus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Talpidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Sambucus
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.