Scapanus orarius

F. W. True, 1896

Coast Mole

Dorsolateral view. Formerly Soricomorpha. Also as Coastal Mole, Pacific Mole, Red-footed Mole.
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Location:USA, WA, Whatcom Co., BellinghamDate taken:1 January 1978Description:Dorsolateral view. Formerly Soricomorpha. Also as Coastal Mole, Pacific Mole, Red-footed Mole.

Distribution :

SW British Columbia (Canada) to NW California, WC Idaho, N Oregon, C and SE Washington (USA).

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 346

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Eulipotyphla
Suborder: Erinaceota
Superfamily: Talpoidea
Family: Talpidae
Subfamily: Talpinae
Tribe: Scalopini
Genus: Scapanus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

True, F.W. 1896-12-21. A revision of the American moles. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 19(1101):1-112.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7294832

Original name as described

Scapanus orarius

Other common names

Coastal Mole · Pacific Mole · Red-footed Mole

Type material

USNM:MAMM:1381 (= USNM:MAMM:A37434)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd01e3e2-a381-455f-ac7c-d679c8fd1288

Type locality

"Shoalwater Bay, " Pacific County, Washington, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(CA, ID, OR, WA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004306

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 4 names and synonyms.

Scapanus orarius

F. W. True, 1896

Family

Talpidae

Root name

orarius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:1381 (= USNM:MAMM:A37434)

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Shoalwater Bay, Washington

Type locality

United States: Washington: Pacific County, Washington: 46°23′12″N, 123°59′1″W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bd01e3e2-a381-455f-ac7c-d679c8fd1288

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7294832

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53422980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)
Elliot (1905:468, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4466186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20606)
Jackson (1915:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15652)
Dice (1919:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52847970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15418)
Grinnell (1933:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
Bailey (1936:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
Corbet & Hill (1980:34) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:104) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:39) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Hutterer (1993:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65737)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785988) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004306) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41474/115188698) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Scapanus orarius orarius:

H. H. T. Jackson, 1915

Family

Talpidae

Root name

orarius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378191

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Jackson (1915:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378191) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15652)
Grinnell (1933:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69515)
Bailey (1936:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Scapanus orarius schefferi

H. H. T. Jackson, 1915

Family

Talpidae

Root name

schefferi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:204997

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

United States: Washington: Walla Walla County, Washington: 46°4′N, 118°20′22″W.

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b706324f-7a0c-497b-9fc1-6826b06b03af

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378193

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Jackson (1915:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45378193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15652)
Dice (1919:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52847970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15418)
Bailey (1936:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806290) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:599) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)

Scapanus orarius yakimensis

Dalquest & Scheffer, 1944

Family

Talpidae

Root name

yakimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:96354

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

3/4 mi. N Union Gap, Yakima County, Washington

Type locality

United States: Washington: Yakima County, Washington.

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:96354

Authority page

27

Authority publication

The Murrelet

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

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