Brewer's Mole
Parascalops breweri
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,122
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri), also known as Brewer's mole, is a medium-sized North American mole. It is the only member of the genus Parascalops. The species epithet breweri refers to Thomas Mayo Brewer, an American naturalist.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hairy-tailed mole”.