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title: "Gwiazdonos amerykański"
description: "Condylura cristata — Ssaki. The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small semiaquatic mole found in moist, low elevation areas in the northeastern parts of North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/star-nosed-mole
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gwiazdonos amerykański

> Condylura cristata — Ssaki. The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small semiaquatic mole found in moist, low elevation areas in the northeastern parts of North America.

- Scientific name: *Condylura cristata*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 2464
- Wikidata: [Q547663](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q547663)
- iNaturalist taxon: [47056](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47056)

## Names

- en: Star-nosed Mole
- de: Sternmull
- es: Topo Nariz de Estrella
- fr: Condylure à nez étoilé
- nl: MEES DE STERMOL
- pt: Toupeira-nariz-de-estrela
- pl: Gwiazdonos amerykański

## Countries with the most observations

CA (1242), US (1031)

## Summary

The star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) is a small semiaquatic mole found in moist, low elevation areas in the northeastern parts of North America. It is the only extant member of the tribe Condylurini and genus Condylura. It has more than 25,000 minute sensory receptors in touch organs, known as Eimer's organs, with which this hamster-sized mole feels its way around. With the help of its Eimer's organs, it may be perfectly poised to detect seismic wave vibrations.
The nose is about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) in diameter with its Eimer's organs distributed on 22 appendages. Eimer's organs were first described in the European…

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

## Photo

![Gwiazdonos amerykański](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/star-nosed-mole/medium.jpg)

Photo: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128648378

## Machine access

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