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Talpidae

12 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Soricomorpha › Talpidae

Scapanus latimanus (Bachman, 1842)

Scapanus latimanus, the broad-footed mole, is a fossorial mammal with distinct physical traits and underground living habits.

Scapanus orarius True, 1896

Scapanus orarius, the coast mole, is a fossorial North American mole with defined physical and reproductive traits.

Scapanus townsendii (Bachman, 1839)

Scapanus townsendii is a mole species found along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to northwestern California, with specific physical traits for digging.

Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scalopus aquaticus, the eastern mole, is a small burrowing mammal with limited Canadian range in southern Ontario.

Parascalops breweri (Bachman, 1842)

Parascalops breweri, the hairy-tailed or Brewer's mole, is the only species in its genus, a medium-sized North American burrowing mole.

Condylura cristata (Linnaeus, 1758)

The star-nosed mole is a small semiaquatic North American mole with a distinctive sensory nose and very fast eating speed.

Talpa occidentalis Cabrera, 1907

Talpa occidentalis is a mole species found in the Iberian Peninsula, noted for unique hermaphroditism and wild sex reversal in mammals.

Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758

Talpa europaea (European mole) is a small subterranean mammal found across Europe and western Asia.

Talpa aquitania Nicolas, Martinez-Vargas & Hugot, 2017

Talpa aquitania, the Aquitanian mole, is a mole species found from southwestern France to northern Spain, distinct from related moles by physical, dental, and genetic traits.