Eastern mole
| Eastern mole | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Scalopus É. Geoffroy, 1803 |
| Species: | S. aquaticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scalopus aquaticus | |
| Eastern mole range | |
| Synonyms | |
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.