Talpidae (Moles and Desmans)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Talpa europaea

Neurotrichus gibbsii

Scalopus aquaticus

Euroscaptor parvidens

Scapanus orarius

Urotrichus talpoides

Talpa aquitania

Euroscaptor klossi

Scapanus latimanus

Talpa occidentalis

Condylura cristata

Parascalops breweri

Mogera insularis

Galemys pyrenaicus

Scapanus townsendii

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

20–30

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

20–30

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

20–30

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Moles and Desmans

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	40–50%
	European Mole			40–50%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	30–40%
	European Mole			30–40%
3	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	30–40%
	American Shrew-mole			20–30%
	Coast Mole			0–10%
	Broad-footed Mole			Insufficient data
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	20–30%
	European Mole			20–30%
5	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	20–30%
	European Mole			20–30%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	20–30%
	European Mole			20–30%
7	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	20–30%
	European Mole			20–30%
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	20–30%
	European Mole			20–30%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	20–30%
	European Mole			20–30%
10	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	20–30%
	European Mole			20–30%
11	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	10–20%
	European Mole			Insufficient data
12	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	10–20%
	European Mole			10–20%
13	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Brewer's Mole			0–10%
	Star-nosed Mole			Insufficient data
	Eastern Mole			Insufficient data
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	10–20%
	Aquitanian mole			0–10%
	Pyrenean Desman			Insufficient data
15	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	10–20%
	European Mole			10–20%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	10–20%
	Eastern Mole			10–20%
17	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	10–20%
	European Mole			10–20%
18	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1	10–20%
	Small-toothed Mole			Insufficient data
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	0–10%
	American Shrew-mole			<5%
	Coast Mole			Insufficient data
	Townsend's Mole			Insufficient data
20	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	0–10%
	Japanese Shrew-mole			Insufficient data
21	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	0–10%
	Aquitanian mole			Insufficient data
	European Mole			Insufficient data
22	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Aquitanian mole			Insufficient data
23	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Eastern Mole			0–10%
24	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	0–10%
	Kloss's Mole			Insufficient data
25	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Aquitanian mole			Insufficient data
26	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Iberian mole			Insufficient data
27	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Star-nosed Mole			Insufficient data
28	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	0–10%
	Star-nosed Mole			Insufficient data
29	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	0–10%
	Iberian mole			0–10%
30	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Star-nosed Mole			Insufficient data
31	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Insular Mole			Insufficient data
32	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Iberian mole			Insufficient data
33	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Broad-footed Mole			Insufficient data

Moles and Desmans

Species in this group

European Mole

American Shrew-mole

Eastern Mole

Small-toothed Mole

Coast Mole

Japanese Shrew-mole

Aquitanian mole

Kloss's Mole

Broad-footed Mole

Iberian mole

Star-nosed Mole

Brewer's Mole

Insular Mole

Pyrenean Desman

Townsend's Mole

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Moles and Desmans

Parks Ranked