---
title: "Kretnik nadbrzeżny"
description: "Scapanus orarius — Ssaki. The coast mole or Pacific mole (Scapanus orarius) is a medium-sized North American mole found in forested and open areas with moist soils along the Pacific coast from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/coast-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kretnik nadbrzeżny

> Scapanus orarius — Ssaki. The coast mole or Pacific mole (Scapanus orarius) is a medium-sized North American mole found in forested and open areas with moist soils along the Pacific coast from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California.

- Scientific name: *Scapanus orarius*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 1503
- Wikidata: [Q915867](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q915867)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47007](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47007)

## Names

- en: Coast Mole
- de: Pazifischer Maulwurf
- es: Topo del Pacifico
- fr: Taupe du Pacifique
- nl: West-Amerikaanse mol
- pl: Kretnik nadbrzeżny

## Countries with the most observations

CA (466), US (226)

## Summary

The coast mole or Pacific mole (Scapanus orarius) is a medium-sized North American mole found in forested and open areas with moist soils along the Pacific coast from southwestern British Columbia to northwestern California.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_mole

## Photo

![Kretnik nadbrzeżny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/coast-mole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Logan Vuo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45945061

## Machine access

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