Broad-footed Mole vs White Olive

Scapanus latimanus compared with Terminalia arbuscula

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while White Olive is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	White Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Terminalia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Terminalia arbuscula

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

White Olive

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	White Olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Olive

Habitat

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

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.