Nevada mammals

Northern Broad-footed Mole in Nevada

Scapanus latimanus

Native to Nevada S3 Vulnerable in Nevada

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nevada by USGS NAS; native to its Nevada range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Northern Broad-footed Mole in Nevada, by the numbers

Rare in Nevada 104th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

37 occurrence records
12 with iNaturalist photos

37 total records count every Nevada occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 35; the monthly chart covers the 35 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Northern Broad-footed Mole in Nevada

Most sightings fall in April to July.

35 Nevada occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January4
February0
March1
April5
May6
June6
July8
August3
September0
October0
November0
December2

Monthly northern broad-footed mole occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in April–July.

Occurrence map

Where Northern Broad-footed Mole has been recorded in Nevada

35 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

35 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Toiyabe National Forest 12
Mt. Rose Wilderness 2

Protected places with the most northern broad-footed mole sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Nevada

CountyRecords
Washoe County 25
Lyon County 5
Douglas County 3
Carson City County 2
Other localities 2

The complete county distribution, spread across 4 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nevada records for the northern broad footed mole have a limited set of named hotspots, led by Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. That gap may reflect where people look and report, so it doesn’t prove absence elsewhere.

These sites tie the Nevada record pattern to the state’s long mountain spine. Records from separate ranges matter because Nevada’s high country is broken into isolated peaks. The strongest reporting falls in summer, when Nevada’s high country is easiest to reach but low deserts are hottest. That may shape where observers submit records.

The file combines 12 research-grade iNaturalist records and 36 GBIF records. Those 48 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

More mammals in Nevada in the atlas

Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"