Broad-footed Mole vs Texas Ash

Scapanus latimanus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Broad-footed Mole is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Fraxinus
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

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.