Broad-footed Mole vs Vegetable fern

Scapanus latimanus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Diplazium
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.