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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 ...
The gestation period of the Eastern (North America) mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is approximately 42 days. Three to five young are born, mainly in March and early April. [ 13 ] Townsend's moles mate in February and March, and the 2–4 young are born in March and April after a gestation period of about 1 month.
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
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 ...
The Scalopinae, or New World moles, are one of three subfamilies of the family Talpidae, which consists of moles and mole-like animals; the other two subfamilies being the Old World talpids (the Talpinae) and the Chinese shrew-like moles (Uropsilinae).
Causes of melanoma. Ultraviolet light exposure from the sun or from tanning beds causes most melanomas. Melanoma may appear at a spot where you have an existing mole. But if an unusual spot shows ...
Cape mole-rat: 26,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex) Georychus capensis [46] Guyenne spiny rat: 26,000,000 ± 2,155,723 [43] Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex) Proechimys cayennensis [43] Eastern rock elephant shrew: 26,000,000 ± 4,020,000 [43] Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex) Elephantulus myurus [43] Eastern mole ...
Eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus. Distribution: central and southern Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Subspecies: Scalopus aquaticus aquaticus according to Hall (1981) and Whitaker and Hamilton (1998). Star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata Star-nosed mole. Distribution: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and ...