Broad-footed Mole vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Scapanus latimanus compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Talpidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Scapanus	Sepia
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-footed Mole and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish

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.