Talpidae (Moles and Desmans)

Species in this group

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Talpa europaea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Neurotrichus gibbsii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Scalopus aquaticus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Talpa aquitania

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Scapanus orarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Parascalops breweri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Talpa occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Moles and Desmans

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 31 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 7	~40%
	European Mole			~40%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 7	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 7	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~30%
	American Shrew-mole			~20%
	Coast Mole			~10%
5	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 7	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
7	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
8	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
10	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
11	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
12	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
13	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Mole			~10%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
15	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 7	~10%
	Aquitanian mole			~10%
16	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Brewer's Mole			~10%
17	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	~10%
	Eastern Mole			~10%
18	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 7	~10%
	Iberian mole			~10%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	American Shrew-mole			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 7	~40%
	European Mole			~40%
2	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	~30%
	European Mole			~30%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
4	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
5	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
6	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 7	~20%
	European Mole			~20%
7	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
8	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
9	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 7	~10%
	Coast Mole			~10%
	American Shrew-mole			<5%
10	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
11	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
12	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
13	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 7	~10%
	Iberian mole			~10%
14	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
15	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
16	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
17	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
18	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
19	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~10%
	American Shrew-mole			~10%
	Coast Mole			<5%
20	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 7	~10%
	American Shrew-mole			~10%
	Coast Mole			<5%
21	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
22	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
23	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
24	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
25	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
26	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
27	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
28	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
29	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	~10%
	European Mole			~10%
30	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
31	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 7	<5%
	European Mole			<5%
32	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
33	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
34	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	<5%
	European Mole			<5%
35	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 7	<5%
	European Mole			<5%
36	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
37	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
38	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
39	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 7	<5%
	Eastern Mole			<5%
40	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 7	<5%
	Brewer's Mole			<5%

Challenges

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Moles and Desmans

Species in this group

European Mole

American Shrew-mole

Eastern Mole

Aquitanian mole

Coast Mole

Brewer's Mole

Iberian mole

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Moles and Desmans

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Challenges