Eastern Mole
Scalopus aquaticus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderSoricomorpha
- FamilyTalpidae (Moles and Desmans)
- GenusScalopus
- SpeciesScalopus aquaticus (Eastern Mole)
Closest Relatives at Point Pelee National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Mole in Point Pelee National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Eastern Mole sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Mole in Point Pelee National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Mole in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.