| Townsend's mole[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Scapanus |
| Species: | S. townsendii
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| Binomial name | |
| Scapanus townsendii (Bachman, 1839)
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| Townsend's mole range | |
The Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii) is a fossorial mammal in the family Talpidae, and is the largest North American mole. It was named after the American naturalist John Kirk Townsend.[3] The name was selected at the request of Thomas Nuttall as a patronym to honor Townsend's contribution.[4][3]
- ^ Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Cassola, F. (2016). "Scapanus townsendii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41475A22322352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41475A22322352.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Bachman 1839, p. 58.
- ^ Carraway, Alexander & Verts 1993, p. 6.