Hairy-tailed Moles

Parascalops breweri

The hairy-tailed 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.

Brewer's mole
Baby Season
Spring (April-May)
An iNaturalist observation of Hairy-tailed mole found in Ontario, Canada. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Patrick Jackson.
An iNaturalist observation of Hairy-tailed mole found in Ontario, Canada. Photo shared on Wikipedia by Patrick Jackson.
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Community Sightings

Recent observations from the iNaturalist community

Hairy-tailed Mole observed by pcareless
Aug 9, 2026
Woodville, ON K0M 2B0, Canada
byPhilip Careless
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Hairy-tailed Mole observed by adam_holder
Aug 9, 2026
Havelock-Belmont-Methuen, ON, Canada
byAdam Holder
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Hairy-tailed Mole observed by colleencirillo
Aug 7, 2026
Highway 11 S, Gravenhurst, ON, CA
byColleen Cirillo
Research Grade
· 1 ID
Hairy-tailed Mole observed by tomauer
Aug 4, 2026
Grenville, Municipalité de Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, QC J0V 1B0, Canada
byTom Auer
Research Grade
· 1 ID
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