Texas Mole

Scalopus aquaticus texanus

The Texas Mole is a pale, sandy subspecies of the Eastern Mole adapted to the dry, sandy soils of central and western Texas. It is smaller and paler than eastern populations and requires loose, well-drained soils for tunneling, making it uncommon in the rocky limestone soils of the Hill Country. Mole tunnels are visible as raised ridges across sandy lawns and fields.

Habitat

Sandy soils of prairies, grasslands, and lawns in Texas

Diet

Earthworms, grubs, and soil invertebrates

How common

Uncommon

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