However, this year also brought the surprising discovery of two new mammal species — moles. Researchers across Turkey, Great Britain, and the United States revealed the discovery. Their research ...

The eyes of this species are larger than those of the hairy-tailed mole, and its blackish-brown to black fur is longer, the metallic sheen absent. The limbs are short, and the front feet are ...

The star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata, is one of 39 mole species. Moles are small, furry, underground, tunnel-dwelling mammals that feast mostly on insects. Star-nosed moles share many similarities ...

The common name of the hairy-tailed mole is apt. Its tail is approximately 30 mm (1.2 in) long, thick, tapered, slightly constricted at the base, and covered with coarse brownish- black hairs. This ...

Dr Chris Faulkes’ research into evolution and biodiversity led to the discovery of two new mole-rat species in Tanzania. His team’s assessment for one of the species to be given ‘Endangered’ status, ...

A golden mole that has not been seen for over 80 years has been rediscovered in sand dunes in South Africa. The blind animal was filmed and photographed after an extensive search for the species ...

Naked mole rats are rodents, but they live in communities like those of many insects. Several dozen rats live together in colonies led by one dominant rat—the queen. As in some insect species ...

Naked mole rats — unpretty rodents that can live ... in the genomes of a wide variety of mammalian species. In each species, the researchers measured the number of mutations these processed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The blind De Winton's golden mole, thought to be lost for nearly a century, was found in South Africa using eDNA, a technique that examines DNA left in the environment.

Following that 2020 legal victory by the Center, in 2022 the Service finally proposed protecting Florida Keys mole skinks as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The agency also proposed ...