---
title: "Townsend's Mole"
description: "Scapanus townsendii — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/townsend-s-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Townsend's Mole

> Scapanus townsendii — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Scapanus townsendii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 228
- Wikidata: [Q1767406](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1767406)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47010](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47010)

## Names

- en: Townsend's Mole
- de: Townsend-Maulwurf
- es: Topo de Townsend
- fr: Taupe de Townsend
- nl: Townsendmol
- pl: Kretnik pacyficzny

## Countries with the most observations

US (110), CA (5)

## Photo

![Townsend's Mole](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/townsend-s-mole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fuertes, Louis Agassiz; Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey; National Geographic Society (U.S.); Nelson, Edward William · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Condylura_cristata_(Wild_animals_of_North_America_-_Page_563).jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/townsend-s-mole?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).