Topo pata ancha vs Sambar de Java

Scapanus latimanus compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Topo pata ancha is Least Concern while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo pata ancha	Sambar de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Talpidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Scapanus	Rusa
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo pata ancha and Sambar de Java share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Topo pata ancha

LC — Least Concern

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo pata ancha	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo pata ancha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.