Genus

Western Moles

Scapanus

1 species in our catalog · found in 1 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderSoricomorpha
FamilyTalpidae (Moles and Desmans)
GenusScapanus (Western Moles)

Species in this group

Scapanus orarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Western Moles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 3 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	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Coast Mole			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 1	~10%
	Coast Mole			~10%
2	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Coast Mole			<5%
3	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Coast Mole			<5%

Western Moles

Species in this group

Coast Mole

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Western Moles

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked