How many mole species are in my state?
Welcome to Humane Mole Removal! If you are wondering if those tunnels in your backyard are mole tunnels, you'll need to know first if you have moles in your state in the first place.
The first thing to know about repelling or controlling the mole population in your yard, is whether you even have moles at all!
From the website, Moles and More, here is a comprehensive list of all 50 states and the numbers of moles species they have. Some states don't even have moles. Is yours one of them?
Here’s a fast and easy guide to see how many mole species are in your state.
Alabama — Eastern Mole
Alaska — No species
Arizona — No species
Arkansas — Eastern Mole
California — 4 species!–the North American Shrew-Mole, Coast Mole, Townsend’s Mole and Broad-footed Mole
Colorado — Eastern Mole
Connecticut — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Delaware — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Florida — Eastern Mole
Georgia — Eastern Mole
Hawaii — No species
Idaho — Coast Mole
Illinois — Eastern Mole
Indiana — Eastern Mole, Star-Nosed Mole
Iowa — Eastern Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Kansas — Eastern Mole
Kentucky — Eastern Mole
Louisiana — Eastern Mole
Maine — Star-nosed Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole
Maryland — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Massachusetts — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Michigan — Eastern Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Minnesota — Eastern Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Mississippi — Eastern Mole
Missouri — Eastern Mole
Montana — No species
Nebraska — Eastern Mole
Nevada — Broad-footed Mole
New Hampshire — Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
New Jersey — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
New Mexico — No species
New York — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
North Carolina — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole (last two uncommon)
North Dakota — Star-nosed Mole
Ohio — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Oklahoma — Eastern Mole
Oregon — 4 species!–Broad-footed Mole, Coast Mole, Northern Shrew-mole, Townsend’s Mole
Pennsylvania — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Rhode Island — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
South Carolina — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole (last two uncommon)
South Dakota — Eastern Mole
Tennessee — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole (last one uncommon)
Texas — Eastern Mole
Utah — No species
Vermont –Hairy-tailed, Star-nosed Mole
Virginia — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Washington–3 species!– Coast mole, Townsend’s Mole, North American Shrew-mole
West Virginia — 3 species!–Eastern Mole, Hairy-tailed Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Wisconsin — Eastern Mole, Star-nosed Mole
Wyoming — No species.
So, we see that most states have two or three species, with the Eastern Mole being the most widespread. Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming have no species. The state of Oregon has the most species–all four of the Western species can be found in this state.
Reprinted with permission from Vampireseal©