Species

Scapanus orarius (Coast mole)

Scapanus orarius. Photo: (c) Terry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The coast mole or Pacific mole (Scapanus orarius) is a medium-sized North American mole found in forested and open areas with moist soils along the Pacific coast from southwestern British Columbia to central California.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Mammalia (Mammals)
        Subclass: Theria (Therians)
        Infraclass: Placentalia (Placental mammals)
        Superorder: Laurasiatheria (Ungulates, carnivorans, and allies)
        Order: Eulipotyphla (Shrews, moles, hedgehogs, and allies)
        Family: Talpidae (Moles and desmans)
        Subfamily: Scalopinae (New world moles)
        Tribe: Scalopini (New world moles)
        Genus: Scapanus (Western moles)
        Species: Scapanus orarius (Coast mole)

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