Coast mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Coast mole Scapanus orarius Least concern

Where the coast mole lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 129 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius) — Photo: NPS.gov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Scientific name	Scapanus orarius
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Talpidae

Where does the coast mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the coast mole in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the coast mole endangered?

The coast mole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the coast mole?

The coast mole (Scapanus orarius) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Scapanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the coast mole

The coast mole or Pacific mole (Scapanus orarius) is a medium-sized North American mole found in forested and open areas with moist soils along the Pacific coast from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Coast mole (revision 1377822604), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q915867 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).