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The eastern mole or common mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is a medium-sized North American mole. It is the only species in the genus Scalopus. It is found in forested and open areas with moist sandy soils in northern Mexico, the eastern United States and the southwestern corner of Ontario in Canada. The eastern mole has grey-brown fur with silver ...
Breeding season for a mole depends on species, but is generally from February through May. Males search for females by letting out high-pitched squeals and tunneling through foreign areas. The gestation period of the Eastern (North America) mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is approximately 42 days.
Genus Condylura (star-nosed mole): one species; Genus Parascalops (hairy-tailed mole): one species; Genus Scalopus (eastern mole): one species; Genus Scapanulus (Gansu mole): one species; Genus Scapanus (western moles): three species; Subfamily Talpinae. Genus Desmana (Russian desman): one species; Genus Dymecodon (True's shrew mole): one species
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The Scalopininae are divided into two tribes, six genera, and nine species: Tribe Condylurini. Genus Condylura, the star-nosed mole; Tribe Scalopini. Genus Scalopus, the common eastern mole; Genus Scapanus, five species of western moles; Genus Parascalops, the hairy-tailed mole; Genus Scapanulus, the Gansu mole; Genus Alpiscaptulus, the Medog mole
The family Talpidae [1] (/ ˈ t æ l p ɪ d iː /) includes the true moles (as well as the shrew moles and desmans) who are small insectivorous mammals of the order Eulipotyphla. Talpids are all digging animals to various degrees: moles are completely subterranean animals; shrew moles and shrew-like moles somewhat less so; and desmans, while basically aquatic, excavate dry sleeping chambers ...
Scientists still find thousands of new species on Earth every year, but finding a new mammal is a relative rarity. Scientists have found not one, but two new species of mole native to southeastern ...
The Scalopini are a tribe of moles belonging to the family Talpidae.They include all the New World moles apart from the strikingly distinctive star-nosed mole.As the similarity of the names implies, they are the standard form of the Scalopinae, the North American or New World moles, and can be found virtually anywhere north of Northern Mexico and south of Northern Canada where environmental ...