A member of the family Talpidae (“moles, shrew moles”). The largest mole in North America, it is one of two species in the genus Scapanus in BC, the other being the more common Coast Mole. Moles are generally distinguished by their fossorial (sub-surface) nature and much maligned for the complex tunnel networks they generate in agricultural and landscaped areas.
This is a species at risk. To find its current at-risk designation and listing info, visit the BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer. For direction on finding additional species recovery information, visit the Species and Ecological Communities Profiles Overview webpage.
Resources
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BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer
Provincial site providing current information for BC’s plants, animals and...
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Townsend’s Mole Species Profile
SCCP’s species profile of the Townsend's Mole (2010).Continue...
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