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Northern Broad-footed Mole
Scapanus latimanus
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American ShrewmoleNeurotrichus gibbsii
Townsend's MoleScapanus townsendii
Coast MoleScapanus orarius
Southern Broad-footed MoleScapanus occultus
European MoleTalpa europaea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,013 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,820 |
| Nevada | 163 |
| Oregon | 28 |
| Utah | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Moles and Desmans · Talpidae |
| Genus | Western Moles · Scapanus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Northern Broad-footed Mole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.