Broad-footed Mole vs Water Chickweed

Scapanus latimanus compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Stellaria
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Water Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, 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.