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title: "Northern Broad-footed Mole"
description: "Scapanus latimanus — Ssaki. The northern broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/northern-broad-footed-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Broad-footed Mole

> Scapanus latimanus — Ssaki. The northern broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae.

- Scientific name: *Scapanus latimanus*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1976
- Wikidata: [Q960227](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q960227)
- iNaturalist taxon: [46994](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/46994)

## Names

- en: Northern Broad-footed Mole
- de: Kalifornischer Maulwurf
- es: Topo pata ancha
- fr: Taupe de Californie
- nl: Californische mol

## Countries with the most observations

US (1674)

## Summary

The northern broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to the United States, where it is found in northern California, Nevada and Oregon at elevations up to 9,800 feet (3,000 m) above sea level.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_broad-footed_mole

## Photo

![Northern Broad-footed Mole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-broad-footed-mole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alex Heyman · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12614755

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/northern-broad-footed-mole?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).