Hairy-tailed Mole

The hairy-tailed mole is about 15 cm (6 in.) long, with a short tail covered with stiff, grey hair. It is found in southwestern New Brunswick, through southern Quebec and Ontario, and in the northeastern United States.

Diet The hairy-tailed mole spends the day tunneling under the ground and searching for food. It sometimes comes out at night to search for food. It eats earthworms, grubs, beetles, ants and other invertebrates.

Tribe Scalopini (hairy-tailed moles) Genus Scalopus (eastern moles) Species Scalopus aquaticus (eastern mole) ...

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As in other moles, the fur of the Hairy-tailed Mole is short, very dense, soft, and silky, a good coat for traveling in underground tunnels. Its eyes are very small, and it does not have external ears.

Other common moles, like the Eastern Mole or Hairy-tailed Mole, can tunnel up to 15 feet per hour, simultaneously digging and searching for food.

See also: Mole, Earthworm, Shrew, Eastern Mole, Burro