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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]
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)
Skeleton of an Eastern mole Molehill. 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.
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity.
The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small semiaquatic mole found in moist, low elevation areas in the northeastern parts of North America. [3] It is the only extant member of the tribe Condylurini and genus Condylura , and it has more than 25,000 minute sensory receptors in touch organs, known as Eimer's organs , with which this ...
North American beaver: Castor canadensis: Extant: 50 kg (110 lb) 5: Lesser capybara: Hydrochoerus isthmius: Extant: 45.4 kg (100 lb) 6: Eurasian beaver: Castor fiber: Extant: 40 kg (88 lb) 7: Cape porcupine: Hystrix africaeaustralis : Extant: 30 kg (66 lb) 8: Crested porcupine: Hystrix cristata : Extant: 27 kg (60 lb) 9: North American ...
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 ...
Scapanus is a genus of moles in the family Talpidae. [1] They live in North America from west of the Rockies south to Baja California del Norte, and north to British Columbia, wherever conditions permit a mole population; that is to say, apart from the most sandy, rocky, or developed places. As they are one genus, they are very closely related ...