Family

Talpidae

12 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Soricomorpha › Talpidae

Northern Broad-footed Mole

Scapanus latimanus (Bachman, 1842)

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

Coast Mole

Scapanus orarius True, 1896

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

Townsend's Mole

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.

Eastern Mole

Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Hairy-tailed Mole

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.

Star-nosed 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.

Iberian mole

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.

European Mole

Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758

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

Aquitanian mole

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.