Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Soricomorpha > Talpidae > Scalopus > Scalopus aquaticusScalopus aquaticus (Eastern Mole)Synonyms: Scalops aquaticus; Sorex aquaticus (homotypic) Language: Spanish 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. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 28.77 EDGE Score: 3.39 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 90 grams | | Birth Weight [1] | 5 grams |  | | Diet [2] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Diet - Invertibrates [2] | 100 % | | Forages - Ground [2] | 100 % | | | Female Maturity [1] | 11 months 5 days | | Male Maturity [1] | 11 months 5 days | | | Gestation [1] | 36 days | | Litter Size [1] | 3 | | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | | Maximum Longevity [3] | 6 years | | Nocturnal [4] | Yes | | Snout to Vent Length [3] | 6 inches (15 cm) | | Weaning [1] | 36 days |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Allegheny Highlands forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Central and Southern mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central forest-grasslands transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central U.S. hardwood forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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East Central Texas forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Edwards Plateau savanna |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Everglades |
United States |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Flint Hills tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Florida sand pine scrub |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Middle Atlantic coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Mississippi lowland forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northeastern coastal forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Ozark Mountain forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Piney Woods forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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South Florida rocklands |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southeastern conifer forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Southeastern mixed forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Southern Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Tamaulipan mezquital |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Texas blackland prairies |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western Gulf Coastal grasslands |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Western short grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument |
V |
4731 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Antietam National Battlefield |
III |
3263 |
Maryland, United States |
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Big Cypress National Preserve |
V |
732120 |
Florida, United States |
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Big Thicket Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
616880 |
Texas, United States |
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Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
19192 |
Maryland, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Buffalo National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
59947 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Calvin College Ecosystem Preserve |
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90 |
Michigan, United States |
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Canaveral National Seashore |
II |
9090 |
Florida, United States |
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
II |
21476 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Lookout National Seashore |
II |
18379 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8964 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Cedar Creek LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
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Minnesota, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area |
V |
7025 |
Oklahoma, United States |
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Chippewa Nature Center |
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Michigan, United States |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Congaree Swamp National Park |
II |
6095 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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North Carolina, United States |
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Cumberland Gap National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
24282 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, United States |
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Cumberland Island National Seashore |
II |
20629 |
Georgia, United States |
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park |
II |
24907 |
Ohio, United States |
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De Soto National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8007 |
Iowa, Nebraska, United States |
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Edwin S. George Reserve |
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1297 |
Michigan, United States |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Fort Caroline National Memorial |
III |
137 |
Florida, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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George Washington Memorial Parkway |
V |
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Virginia, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Guilford Courthouse National Military Park |
V |
216 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site |
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Iowa, United States |
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Homestead National Monument of America |
V |
850 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Hot Springs National Park |
II |
5740 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
28351 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area |
V |
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Texas, United States |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Land Between the Lakes Biosphere Reserve |
V |
166264 |
Kentucky, Tennessee, United States |
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Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial |
III |
96 |
Indiana, United States |
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Little River National Wildlife Refuge |
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Oklahoma, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Moores Creek National Battlefield |
III |
100 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Morristown National Historical Park |
VI |
1677 |
New Jersey, United States |
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New Jersey Pinelands Biosphere Reserve |
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New Jersey, United States |
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New River Gorge National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
55591 |
West Virginia, United States |
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Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park |
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20001 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Ocmulgee National Monument |
V |
693 |
Georgia, United States |
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
38256 |
Florida, United States |
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
54621 |
Missouri, United States |
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Padre Island National Seashore |
II |
42068 |
Texas, United States |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park |
VI |
854 |
Texas, United States |
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Saratoga National Historical Park |
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New York, United States |
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Scotts Bluff National Monument |
V |
3185 |
Nebraska, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
62563 |
Michigan, United States |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Stones River National Battlefield |
III |
518 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Tennessee River Gorge |
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Tennessee, United States |
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Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
25823 |
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States |
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
26618 |
Alabama, United States |
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