Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Talpidae |
| Genus | Scalopus |
| Species | Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Kentucky.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N1 Critically Imperiled
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S2 Imperiled
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Wyoming
- S2 Imperiled
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- South Dakota
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S5 Secure
- NE
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- District of Columbia
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- RI
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- S2 Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- DE
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Scalopus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2907. https://cavebiology.org/species/scalopus-aquaticus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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