Broad-footed Mole vs Starfruit

Scapanus latimanus compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Scapanus	Damasonium
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Starfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.