Eastern mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus Least concern

Where the eastern mole lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 463 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Scalopus aquaticus
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Talpidae

Where does the eastern mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern mole in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

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 eastern mole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the eastern mole?

The eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Scalopus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern mole

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern mole (revision 1340287921), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1353759 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).