Scapanus townsendii Bachman 1839 (mole)
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Mammalia - Soricomorpha - Talpidae
Alternative combination: Scalops townsendii
Belongs to Scapanus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Hall 1981, Hutchison 1968 and Wilson and Reeder 1993
Sister taxa: Scapanus hagermanensis, Scapanus latimanus, Scapanus malatinus, Scapanus orarius, Scapanus proceridens, Scapanus shultzi
Ecology: fossorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Castle Butte ( of Idaho)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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