Hairy-tailed mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Hairy-tailed mole Parascalops breweri Least concern

Where the hairy-tailed 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 191 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map

Scientific name	Parascalops breweri
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 hairy-tailed mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hairy-tailed 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 hairy-tailed mole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the hairy-tailed mole?

The hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Parascalops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hairy-tailed mole

The hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri), also known as Brewer's mole, is a medium-sized North American mole. It is the only member of the genus Parascalops. The species epithet breweri refers to Thomas Mayo Brewer, an American naturalist.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hairy-tailed mole (revision 1369639553), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1470645 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).