Topo pata ancha vs Dama de Día

Scapanus latimanus compared with Cestrum diurnum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Topo pata ancha Dama de Día
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamíferos) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Talpidae Solanaceae
Genus Scapanus Cestrum
Species Scapanus latimanus Cestrum diurnum

Conservation Status

Topo pata ancha

LC — Least Concern

Dama de Día

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Topo pata ancha Dama de Día
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo pata ancha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dama de Día

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal), North America (Bahamas, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Topo pata ancha

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.

Dama de Día

No description available.

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