Educational resources on Coast Mole

Coast Mole or Scapanus orarius is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Coast Mole

Academic web links for the Coast Mole.

Coast Mole
Order: Insectivora Order Description: Insectivores Family: Talpidae Family Description: Mole
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/insec/mole/como.htm

Coast Mole Map
A single coast mole may make 200—400 molehills from October to March. When the moles choose the wrong location, such as a lawn, humans destroy them.
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/insec/mole/comomap.htm

North American Mammals: Scapanus orarius
A single coast mole may make 200—400 molehills from October to March. When the moles choose the wrong location, such as a lawn, humans destroy them.
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=297

Discover Life - Talpidae: Scapanus orarius True, 1896 - Coast Mole
Discover Life's encyclopedia page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Talpidae: Scapanus orarius True, 1896 - Coast Mole
pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Scapanus+orarius&guide=Mammalia

CA Distribution Map - Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius)
California Gap Analysis Project's Predicted Distribution Map Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius)
depts.washington.edu/natmap/maps/CA_maphtml/m017.html

Moles and Shrews Index
The only mole in Idaho is the Coast mole and it is only found in the extreme western edge of the state. Moles are larger than shrews but have shorter tails.
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/bio/mammal/insec/molshrw.htm

imnh.isu.edu
Like the Coast mole, Townsend's mole prefers moister habitats and today lives to the west of the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and north into Canada.
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/geog/parks/hagerman/text/mole.htm

Distribution Map - Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius)
GAP Analysis Predicted Distribution Map Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius) Species Code: SCOR
depts.washington.edu/natmap/maps/wa/mammals/WA_coast_mole.html

North American Mammals: Search Results
Scapanus latimanus (Broad-footed Mole) Scapanus orarius (Coast Mole) Scapanus townsendii (Townsend's Mole)
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_menu.cfm?order=6

Diana Bautista
Fine structure of Eimer's organ in the coast mole (Scapanus orarius) (2007). Marasco PD, Tsuruda PR, Bautista DM, Julius D, Catania KC. Anatomical Rec.
mcb.berkeley.edu/index.php?option=com_mcbfaculty&name=bautistad