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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.
The word "mole" most commonly refers to many species in the family Talpidae (which are named after the Latin word for mole, talpa). [2] True moles are found in most parts of North America, Europe (except for Ireland) and Asia. [3]
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.
This is a list of the largest rodents. Rank Common name Scientific name Status ... North American beaver: Castor canadensis: Extant: 50 kg (110 lb) 5: Lesser capybara:
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 ...
Despite this subfamily being referred to as "New World moles", there are also two species in the mountains of China, each in their own monotypic genus. Morphological and paleontological analyses indicate that both tribes in the subfamily originated in Eurasia during the Oligocene and migrated to North America during the Neogene, with the ...
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 ...