Broad-footed Mole vs Western Pouncewort

Scapanus latimanus compared with Lejeunea lamacerina

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Western Pouncewort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Western Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Talpidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Lejeunea
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Lejeunea lamacerina

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Western Pouncewort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Western Pouncewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.