Hairy-tailed Mole

Parascalops breweri

The Hairy-tailed Mole is a small, furry creature that loves to dig in the ground. With its soft fur and tiny eyes, it spends most of its time underground, making tunnels and searching for food.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Hairy-tailed Mole is a small mammal with a cylindrical body and very soft, dense dark gray to black fur. It has a short, thick tail notably covered in stiff hairs. Its front paws are large and shovel-like, while its tiny eyes and ears are hidden beneath its fur.

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Hairy-tailed Mole

Kategorie

Säugetiere

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Their amazing tunnels help aerate the soil, which is great for plants and farms!

They spend almost their entire lives underground, rarely seen above the surface!

This mole can eat its own weight in worms and insects every single day!

Wow! Hairy-tailed Moles have an extra thumb bone that makes their digging claws even bigger!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Hairy-tailed Moles can create extensive networks of underground tunnels because of their powerful forelimbs, which helps them find food and shelter.

Hairy-tailed Moles have a super sensitive snout that helps them detect ground vibrations, allowing them to locate worms and insects underground.

Hairy-tailed Moles have special blood that helps them breathe easier in low-oxygen tunnels because of unique hemoglobin adaptations.

The Hairy-tailed Mole has a tough, bristly tail that helps them push loose soil behind them, keeping their tunnels clear.

Maße und Details

Länge: 11-13 cm
Gewicht: 0.035-0.065 kg
Lebenserwartung: 2-5 Jahre
Top Speed: 2 km/h
Wurfgröße: 2-7
Tragzeit: 28-30 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These small moles primarily feast on yummy insects, worms, and other tiny creatures they find underground.

Hauptnahrung

earthworms
insect_larvae
grubs
beetles
slugs

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

An opportunistic predator of small mammals, including moles.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Known to dig for prey like moles and voles.

hunts

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

A primary food source, hunted using acute senses.

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Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Graben

Grabende Tiere heben Tunnel und Kammern im Erdboden aus und nutzen diese unterirdischen Strukturen als Unterschlupf, zur Jagd oder zur Fortpflanzung.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.