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Star-nosed Mole
Condylura cristata
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Northern Short-tailed ShrewBlarina brevicauda
Hairy-tailed MoleParascalops breweri
Eastern MoleScalopus aquaticus
European MoleTalpa europaea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Canada | 2,957 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,746 |
| Ontario | 1,757 |
| New York | 861 |
| Quebec | 701 |
| Michigan | 366 |
| Massachusetts | 290 |
| Minnesota | 226 |
| New Brunswick | 217 |
| Nova Scotia | 186 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Shrews, Moles, Hedgehogs, and Allies · Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Moles and Desmans · Talpidae |
| Genus | Condylura |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Star-nosed Mole with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.