The eastern mole has grey-brown fur with silver-grey underparts, a pointed nose and a short tail. It is about 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in length including a 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long tail and weighs about 75 grams (2.6 oz). Its front paws are broad and spade-shaped, specialized for digging. It has 36 teeth. Its eyes are covered by fur and its ears are not visible.
The eastern mole spends most of its time underground, foraging in shallow burrows for earthworms, grubs, beetles, insect larvae and some plant matter. It is active year-round. It is mainly solitary except during mating in early spring. The female has a litter of two to five young in a deep burrow.
^Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 301–302. ISBN978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^Matson, J.; Woodman, N.; Castro-Arellano, I.; de Grammont, P.C. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Scalopus aquaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41471A115188304. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T41471A22319923.en. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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eastern, mole, eastern, mole, common, mole, scalopus, aquaticus, medium, sized, north, american, mole, only, species, genus, scalopus, found, forested, open, areas, with, moist, sandy, soils, northern, mexico, eastern, united, states, southwestern, corner, ont. 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 Eastern mole 1 Conservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 2 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder EulipotyphlaFamily TalpidaeGenus ScalopusE Geoffroy 1803Species S aquaticusBinomial nameScalopus aquaticus Linnaeus 1758 Eastern mole rangeSynonymsSorex aquaticus Linnaeus 1758Skeleton of an Eastern moleMolehillThe eastern mole has grey brown fur with silver grey underparts a pointed nose and a short tail It is about 16 centimetres 6 3 in in length including a 3 centimetres 1 2 in long tail and weighs about 75 grams 2 6 oz Its front paws are broad and spade shaped specialized for digging It has 36 teeth Its eyes are covered by fur and its ears are not visible The eastern mole spends most of its time underground foraging in shallow burrows for earthworms grubs beetles insect larvae and some plant matter It is active year round It is mainly solitary except during mating in early spring The female has a litter of two to five young in a deep burrow Contents 1 Subspecies 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksSubspecies editA majority of the moles throughout their range are Scalopus aquaticus aquaticus All the other subspecies exist in small pocket ranges Subspecies of Scalopus aquaticus 3 Subspecies Name RangeS a aquaticus Eastern mole Throughout the mainland United States and CanadaS a anastasae Anastasia Island mole Anastasia Island a small close to shore island off of St Augustine Florida 4 S a bassi Englewood mole The area within and surrounding Englewood Florida 5 S a texanus Presidia mole The Rio Grande near and between the Cibolo and Alamito Creeks 6 See also editRockport virus Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Mole animal for more general information on molesReferences edit Hutterer R 2005 Wilson D E Reeder D M eds Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed Johns Hopkins University Press pp 301 302 ISBN 978 0 8018 8221 0 OCLC 62265494 Matson J Woodman N Castro Arellano I de Grammont P C 2017 errata version of 2016 assessment Scalopus aquaticus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T41471A115188304 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T41471A22319923 en Retrieved 11 March 2022 Explore the Taxonomic Tree Anastasia Island Mole Scalopus aquaticus anastasae mEAMOa CONUS 2001v1 Habitat Map ScienceBase Catalog Mammalogy 39436 Scalopus aquaticus bassi Presidio Mole Scalopus aquaticus texanus mEAMOt CONUS 2001v1 Habitat Map ScienceBase Catalog External links edit nbsp Media related to Scalopus aquaticus at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Scalopus aquaticus at Wikispecies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eastern mole amp oldid 1212897930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,