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Western Moles
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Western Moles

Scapanus

Scapanus is a genus of moles in the family Talpidae. They live in North America from west of the Rockies south to Baja California del Norte, and north to British Columbia, wherever conditions permit a mole population; that is to say, apart from the most sandy, rocky, or developed places. As they are one genus, they are very closely related, but as species, they rarely if ever interbreed successfully.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Northern Broad-footed Mole

speciesScapanus latimanus

Coast Mole

speciesScapanus orarius

Southern Broad-footed Mole

speciesScapanus occultus

Townsend's Mole

speciesScapanus townsendii

Mexican Mole

speciesScapanus anthonyi

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