Species: Scapanus orarius
Coast Mole
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Soricomorpha
Family
Talpidae
Genus
Scapanus
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
taupe du Pacifique
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Other Mammals
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae - Scapanus - Verts and Carraway (1998) state that a taxonomic revision of the species is warranted.
Ecology and Life History
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Diet dominated by earthworms; other common food items include adult and larval insects, and other invertebrates.
Reproduction Comments
Breeds January-early March. Parturition occurs in late March or early April. Litter size is 2-4; 1 litter annually. Females are reproductively active at 9-10 months.
Ecology Comments
Solitary except when breeding. Population density highly variable, ranges from 1/0.10 ha to 1/14 ha (van Zyll de Jong 1983). Maximum longevity probably is about 4-5 years. Average home range has been estimated at 0.12 ha.
Length
18
Weight
56
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-04
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-04
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
FG - 20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles) - FG - Southwestern British Columbia south through western Washington and Oregon to coastal northwestern California; also in parts of eastern Washington and Oregon, and extreme west-central Idaho.
Global Range Code
FG
Global Range Description
20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)