#0310 · 🦊 mammals

Eastern Mole

🇳🇱 Oost-Amerikaanse Mol ·Scalopus aquaticus

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The eastern mole or common mole ( Scalopus aquaticus ) is a medium-sized, overall grey North American mole and the only member of the genus Scalopus . Its large, hairless, spade-shaped forefeet are adapted for digging. The species is native to Canada (Ontario), Mexico, and the eastern United States, and has the widest range of any North American mole.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,669iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
5,669 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).