Common Name
Eastern Mole
Order
Eulipotyphla
Family
Talpidae
Species Name
Scalopus aquaticus
Status
Least concern
States
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Distribution
Throughout south eastern United States north to Massachusetts to Minnesota.
Notes
Nocturnal. Good digger. Throws up large molehills when excavating deep tunnels. Makes shallow burrows for feeding that may be used only once or may be used for several years. Prefers fields or woods with soft moist soils. Problem in gardens but kills man