Scapanus occultus
J. Grinnell and Swarth, 1912
Southern Broad-footed Mole
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1354968
Element CodeAMABB02050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassMammalia
OrderEulipotyphla
FamilyTalpidae
GenusScapanus
Concept ReferenceÁlvarez-Castañeda, S. T., and P. Cortes-Calva. 2021. Revision of moles in the genus Scapanus. Therya 12(2):275-281.
Taxonomic CommentsScapanus latimanus occultus (including S. l. grinnelli) from southern California and northern Baja California peninsula is considered as a distinct species (S. occultus) different from S. latimanus from central and north California and from S. anthonyi inhabiting San Pedro Mártir (Álvarez-Castañeda and Cortes-Calva 2021). See also Yates and Salazar-Bravo (2005).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| California | SNR | Yes |
Roadless Areas (10)
California (10)
| Area | Forest | Acres |
|---|
| Black Mtn. | Sequoia National Forest | 15,102 |
| Cutca Valley | Cleveland National Forest | 14,530 |
| Matilija | Los Padres National Forest | 5,218 |
| Mill Peak | San Bernardino National Forest | 7,884 |
| No Name | Cleveland National Forest | 4,897 |
| North Lake | Inyo National Forest | 2,406 |
| Red Mountain | Angeles National Forest | 8,034 |
| Sawmill - Badlands | Los Padres National Forest | 51,362 |
| Table Mtn. | Inyo National Forest | 4,215 |
| White Ledge | Los Padres National Forest | 18,632 |
References (3)
- Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., and P. Cortes-Calva. 2021. Revision of moles in the genus <i>Scapanus</i>. Therya 12(2):275-281.
- American Society of Mammalogists (ASM). 2025. Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.13) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10595931. Online. Available: https://www.mammaldiversity.org/
- Yates, T. L., and J. Salazar-Bravo. 2005. A revision of <i>Scapanus latimanus</i>, with the revalidation of a species of Mexican mole. Pp. 479-496 in Contribuciones mastozoológicas en homenaje a Bernardo Villa (Sánchez-Cordero, V., y R. Medellín, eds.). Instituto de Biología e Instituto de Ecología, UNAM. Ciudad de México, México.