Broad-footed mole
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| Broad-footed mole | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Soricomorpha |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Scapanus |
| Species: | S. latimanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scapanus latimanus (Bachman, 1842) | |
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| Broad-footed mole range | |
The broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.[2] It is found in Baja California in Mexico and in California, Nevada and Oregon in the United States at elevations up to 3000 m above sea level.[1] Its karyotype has 2n = 34, FN = 64.[2]
As with most moles, it requires moist, friable soils, where it eats earthworms, insects, other invertebrates and some plant matter.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matson, J., Woodman, N., Castro-Arellano, I. & de Grammont, P.C. (2008). "Scapanus latimanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 09 February 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hutterer, R. (2005). "Order Soricomorpha". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ http://sibr.com/mammals/M018.html
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