Английская Википедия:Eastern mole

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Skeleton of an Eastern mole

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Molehill

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.

The eastern mole has grey-brown fur with silver-grey underparts, a pointed nose and a short tail. It is about Шаблон:Convert in length including a Шаблон:Convert long tail and weighs about Шаблон:Convert. Its front paws are broad and spade-shaped, specialized for digging. It has 36 teeth. Its eyes are covered by fur and its ears are not visible.

The eastern mole spends most of its time underground, foraging in shallow burrows for earthworms, grubs, beetles, insect larvae and some plant matter. It is active year-round. It is mainly solitary except during mating in early spring. The female has a litter of two to five young in a deep burrow.

Subspecies

A majority of the moles throughout their range are Scalopus aquaticus aquaticus. All the other subspecies exist in small pocket ranges.

Subspecies of Scalopus aquaticus

Subspecies	Name	Range
S. a. aquaticus	Eastern mole	Throughout the mainland United States and Canada
S. a. anastasae	Anastasia Island mole	Anastasia Island, a small close-to-shore island off of St. Augustine, Florida.
S. a. bassi	Englewood mole	The area within and surrounding Englewood, Florida.
S. a. texanus	Presidia mole	The Rio Grande near and between the Cibolo and Alamito Creeks.

See also

• Rockport virus
• Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
• Mole (animal) for more general information on moles

External links

• Шаблон:Commons category-inline
• Шаблон:Wikispecies-inline