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The Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii) is a fossorial mammal in the family Talpidae, and is the largest North American mole. It was named after the American naturalist John Kirk Townsend. [3] The name was selected at the request of Thomas Nuttall as a patronym to honor Townsend's contribution. [4] [3]
The giant golden mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani) is a small mammal found in Africa. At 23 centimetres (9.1 in) in length, it is the largest of the golden mole species. [ 2 ] This mole has dark, glossy brown fur; the name golden comes from the Greek word for green-gold, [ 3 ] also the source of the name of the family, Chrysochloridae .
Moles were traditionally classified in the order Insectivora, but that order has since been abandoned because it has been shown to not be monophyletic. Moles are now classified with shrews and hedgehogs, in the more narrowly defined order Eulipotyphla. [16] Subfamily Scalopinae: New World moles Tribe Condylurini: Star-nosed mole (North America)
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Here are some images of the northern green anaconda, indigenous to the Orinoco Basin of the Amazon and "magnificent" in size. 'Magnificent creatures': New photos show largest anaconda ever ...
Woman diagnosed with melanoma at 21 after mole on neck suddenly began growing, getting darker. Her mother saw the changes. Doctors told woman, 21, her growing neck mole was 'nothing.'
The Ussuri mole [2] or large mole [1] (Mogera robusta), is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae, formerly treated as a subspecies of the Japanese mole. [3] It is found in China , North Korea , South Korea , and Russia and lives in a long burrow, seldom emerging on the surface of the ground during the day.
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