Broad-footed Mole vs Wild Pimento

Scapanus latimanus compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Pimenta
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

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.