Scapanus latimanus

(Bachman, 1841)

Northern Broad-footed Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Scalopinae
Tribe : Scalopini
Genus : Scapanus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Boston J. Nat. Hist., vol. 4, 34 .]. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 1:41.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490469

Original name as described

Scalops latimanus

Other common names

Broad-footed Mole · Broad-handed Mole

Type material

ZMB 712

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"some part of Mexico." Corrected by W. H. Osgood in 1907 to "Santa Clara," Santa Clara County, California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States

Subregion distribution

USA(OR,CA,NV)

Taxonomy notes

previously included S. anthonyi and S. occultus

Taxonomy notes citation

Yates, T.L., & J. Salazar-Bravo. 2005. A revision of Scapanus latimanus, with the revalidation of a species of Mexican mole. Pp. 479-496 in Contribuciones mastozoológicas en homenaje a Bernardo Villa (Sánchez-Cordero, V., y R. Medellín, eds.). Instituto de Biología e Instituto de Ecología, UNAM. Ciudad de México, México.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004305

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Scapanus californicus minusculus

Bangs, 1899

Family

Talpidae

Root name

minusculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9189

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9189

Authority page

70

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603425

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Scapanus latimanus campi

J. Grinnell & Storer, 1916

Family

Talpidae

Root name

campi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:21520

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:21520

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29558539

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scapanus latimanus caurinus

F. G. Palmer, 1937

Family

Talpidae

Root name

caurinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:25388

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:25388

Authority page

290

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scapanus latimanus monoensis

J. Grinnell, 1918

Family

Talpidae

Root name

monoensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:25834

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:25834

Authority page

423

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29559035

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scapanus latimanus parvus

F. G. Palmer, 1937

Family

Talpidae

Root name

parvus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:30343

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:30343

Authority page

300

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Scapanus latimanus insularis

F. G. Palmer, 1937

Family

Talpidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:68993

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:68993

Authority page

297

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Scapanus latimanus sericatus

H. H. T. Jackson, 1914

Family

Talpidae

Root name

sericatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:109548

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31e900d60-f7d3-4dea-a78e-383708c3055b

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55444986

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scapanus dilatus

F. W. True, 1894

Family

Talpidae

Root name

dilatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:186628

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31432eb7d-582d-4826-a37f-5fdc3eb6e15b

Authority page

242

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15675244

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Scapanus truei

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Talpidae

Root name

truei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79290

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39c423896-591a-4039-a0c4-924be9e75c61

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263215

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scapanus alpinus

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Talpidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:79967

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33b3124ca-92cd-464e-919a-c604e68d5784

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263215

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scalops latimanus

(Bachman, 1841)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

latimanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 712

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

41

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490469

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History

Scapanus latimanus alpinus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Talpidae

Root name

alpinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

352

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806289

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Bailey (1936:352, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806289) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)

Scapanus latimanus dilatus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Talpidae

Root name

dilatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806288

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scapanus latimanus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Talpidae

Root name

latimanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806288

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Orr (1949:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67164)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41473) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004305) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41473/115188559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Scapanus latimanus latimanus

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Talpidae

Root name

latimanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Scapanus latimanus minusculus

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Talpidae

Root name

minusculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

townsendii

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Talpidae

Root name

townsendii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

302

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Hutterer (2005:302) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scalops Californicus

(W. O. Ayres, 1856)

Family

Talpidae

Root name

californicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15967106

Authority publication

Proceedings of the California Academy of Natural Sciences

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Scapanus Townsendi

W. C. H. Peters, 1864

Family

Talpidae

Root name

townsendi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

656

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43206736

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Scapanus truii

D. G. Elliot, 1905

Family

Talpidae

Root name

truii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

469

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4466187

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

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