Common Name
Townsend's Mole
Order
Eulipotyphla
Family
Talpidae
Species Name
Scapanus townsendii
Status
Least concern
States
California
Oregon
Washington
Distribution
South western British Columbia, Canada to northwestern California.
Notes
Makes surface ridges and deeper tunnels. Nests are marked by a very large mound or "fortress" of small mounds; makes a large nest chamber 6-8 inches below surface lined with green grass with an inner lining of dry grass. Lives in moist to wet meadows, riv