. The Canadian field-naturalist. 702 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 110 Range Extension of the Hairy-tailed Mole, Parascalops brewed, in Northern Ontario Stephen J. Hecnar' and Darlene R. Hecnar^ 'Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 25720 Oxley Avenue, LaSalle, Ontario N9H 1N3 Hecnar, Stephen J., and Darlene R. Hecnar. 1996. Range extension of the Hairy-tailed Mole, Parascalops breweri, in northern Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturahst 110(4): 702-703. In July 1995 we observed and photographed a Hairy-tailed Mole {Parascalops breweri) near Agawa B
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 702 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 110 Range Extension of the Hairy-tailed Mole, Parascalops brewed, in Northern Ontario Stephen J. Hecnar' and Darlene R. Hecnar^ 'Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 25720 Oxley Avenue, LaSalle, Ontario N9H 1N3 Hecnar, Stephen J., and Darlene R. Hecnar. 1996. Range extension of the Hairy-tailed Mole, Parascalops breweri, in northern Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturahst 110(4): 702-703. In July 1995 we observed and photographed a Hairy-tailed Mole {Parascalops breweri) near Agawa Bay in Lake Superior Provincial Park in Ontario (47°22'N. 84°38'W). This represents a new record approximately 45 km north from the previ- ous peripheral location of Pancake Bay, Ontario (46°58'N, 84°42'W). Numerous tunnels of the species observed in the area suggested that populations were viable. Key Words: Hairy-tailed Mole, Parascalops breweri, distribution, range extension, Ontario. On 30 July 1995 we observed and photographed a Hairy-tailed Mole {Parascalops breweri) near the north end of Agawa Bay (47°22'N, 84°38'W) in Lake Superior Provincial Park (Figure 1). This sight- ing represents a new record of approximately 45 km north of the previous peripheral record of Pancake Bay, Ontario (46°58'N, 84°42'W; Anderson 1946; van Zyll de Jong 1983; Dobbyn 1994). The sighting also adds a new species to the mammal list of Lake Superior Provincial Park. The Hairy-tailed Mole is readily distinguished from other moles that occur in Ontario by its short, hairy tail and lack of protuberances on the snout (Dobbyn 1994). The specimen we observed was recently deceased and near the exit of its tunnel at the edge of an abandoned logging road in the Awausee Trail area (topographic map 41 N/7, UTM 783485). The specimen was a female, uniformly slate grey in color, and cm in total length (tail length cm). We observed no apparent injuries on the body. We did not collect the speci
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