Scapanus latimanus (broadfooted mole)
Specimen Images | FW3009 |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Talpidae |
| Genus | Scapanus |
| Species | Scapanus latimanus |
| Common | broadfooted mole |
| Diet | Insectivore, primarily earthworms |
| Habitat | Forest, grassy meadows, primarily in CA. |
| Description | Formerly in order Soricomorpha. Grey pelage with “coppery wash”. Smaller than S. townsendii (<20 cm), similar to S. orarius. |
| Skull Characteristics | Smaller than SCTO, usually <40 mm but >33 mm greatest length. Sublachrymal ridge less useful as ID character, intermediate between SCTO and SCOR. Unicuspids U5 and U6 may be appressed (upper unicuspids not evenly spaced, see Verts and Carraway 1998). 44 teeth (cp. Neurotrichus). |
| Notes | Link to more species information:
Smithsonian |