Scapanus occultus
J. Grinnell & Swarth, 1912
Southern Broad-footed Mole
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Eulipotyphla |
| Suborder | : Erinaceota |
| Family | : Talpidae |
| Subfamily | : Scalopinae |
| Tribe | : Scalopini |
| Genus | : Scapanus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Grinnell, J. and Swarth, H.S. 1912. The mole of southern California. University of California Publications in Zoology 10(3):131-136.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29435070Original name as described
Scapanus latimanus occultus
Other common names
Broad-footed Mole
Type material
MVZ:Mamm:2369
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:2369Type locality
"Santa Ana Cañon at 400 feet altitude, Orange County, California," USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States · Mexico
Subregion distribution
USA(CA)
Taxonomy notes
split from S. latimanus
Taxonomy notes citation
Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Cortes-Calva, P. (2021). Revision of moles in the genus Scapanus. Therya, 12(2), 275-281.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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