Parascalops (Noun)
Meaning
Brewer's moles.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Brewer's mole, also known as Parascalops breweri, is a type of North American mammal.
- The scientific classification for the Parascalops is Soricomorpha order, and Talpidae family, the family of moles.
- In New England the primary animal called mole is actually Parascalops breweri.
- It has also been designated Parascalops breweri or commonly the Hairy-tailed Mole in earlier documents and discussions.
- Historically Hairy-tailed mole (Parascalops breweri) may occasionally and opportunistically damage turf when soil temperatures fall within suitable limits for moles to burrow underground