. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. 296 THE INSECT-EATING ANIMALS. American Mole beyond the fact that it is usually somewhat larger in size. Two other species, showing another difference in dentition, are the Hairy-tailed Mole (Scapanus breweri), and a blackish purple variety popularly known as the Oregon Mole (Scapa- nus townsetldi), both of these animals being found principally in the western part of the United States. tu c a/ j A very peculiar appearance is presented by The Star-Nosed (he S
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. 296 THE INSECT-EATING ANIMALS. American Mole beyond the fact that it is usually somewhat larger in size. Two other species, showing another difference in dentition, are the Hairy-tailed Mole (Scapanus breweri), and a blackish purple variety popularly known as the Oregon Mole (Scapa- nus townsetldi), both of these animals being found principally in the western part of the United States. tu c a/ j A very peculiar appearance is presented by The Star-Nosed (he Mole (Condylura cristatd) a , j" very common species found in all the north- scribed. ern part Q£ t^e United States and through- out Canada, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It receives its generic name " Condylura " or " Knotted Tail," from the fact that when a specimen is dried the skin of the tail shrinks to such an extent that the bones show through and all the joints are seen through the skin, like a succession of knots. The head and bodv" are together about four and a half inches in length, while the tail is two inches long, which is much longer than that of any other Mole. The specially distinguishing feature of this animal, however, is the long snout and the peculiar adornment of its tip, from which about twenty rose- colored rays of fleshy cartilage radiate around the nostrils, like the tentacles of the sea anemone or the petals of a daisy. The Star-Nosed Mole has a coat of very soft blackish gray fur. Its habits correspond with those of the other species of Moles. The Tana Typ- One of the largest species of the ical of the family is the Tana (Tupaia tana). Family. jt is distinguished from the others not only by its size, but also by its long tail, and it is clothed in a dark brown fur, the tint deepening into black, with a surface tinge of red on the under por- tion, and showing an admixture of gray on the head and muzzle.
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