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The hairy-tailed mole, aka Brewer’s mole, is the only member of the genus Parascalops. They hail from northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. They suffer the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, construction sites watering the soil down and drowning the moles […]

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The coast mole, aka Pacific mole, hails from the Pacific northwest. More specifically British Columbia, Canada; Washington state, Oregon, northern California, and western Idaho, United States. With no real threats, sans some habitat loss and poisoning by farmers, these moles are abundant throughout their ranges and listed as Least Concern […]

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The American shrew mole, aka Gibb’s shrew mole or least shrew mole, is the smallest known species of mole. The reasoning behind it being called a shrew mole instead of either a shrew or a mole is due to its fur, which is typical of shrews and its large head […]

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The golden-rumped elephant shrew, aka golden-rumped sengi, is the largest of the known elephant shrews. They hail from Arabuko Sokoke National Park Mombasa, in Kenya. They prefer moist, dense-brush forests and lowland semi-deciduous forests in coastal areas. These unique looking critters face the threats of habitat destruction and loss at […]

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