Broad-footed Mole vs Trailing shrubverbena

Scapanus latimanus compared with Lantana montevidensis

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Trailing shrubverbena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Trailing shrubverbena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Lantana
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Lantana montevidensis

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Trailing shrubverbena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Trailing shrubverbena
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing shrubverbena

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Eswatini, Seychelles), Asia (China, India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.