Broad-footed Mole vs Nutgrass

Scapanus latimanus compared with Cyperus rotundus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-footed Mole	Nutgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Bộ Chuột chù)	Poales (bộ Hòa thảo)
Family	Talpidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scapanus	Cyperus
Species	Scapanus latimanus	Cyperus rotundus

Conservation Status

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-footed Mole	Nutgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nutgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (20 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.