Broad-footed Mole vs Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Scapanus latimanus compared with Arcyria obvelata

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Yellow Carnival Candy Slime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Trichiales (Trichiales)
Family	Talpidae	Arcyriaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Arcyria
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Arcyria obvelata

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.