Star-Nosed+Mole+3rd+Block

Alyssa Stang Cassie Spoden //__**GENERAL INFORMATION: Size:**__// 3 3/4 - 8 1/4 inches
 * //__STAR-NOSED MOLE __//**
 * //__Weight:__//** 1 - 2 1/2 oz.
 * //__Offspring:__//** 3 - 7 once per year
 * //__Gestation:__//** 35 - 45 days
 * //__Life Span:__//** 1 - 2 years

__//**CHARACTERISTICS: Physical:**//__ Dark Brown/Black fur; large front feet with claws; small eyes (mostly hidden); small back feet.
 * //__Unique:__//** Large pink projections on nose which is used to find worms and other food; makes little to no sounds; spends more time above ground then other moles; can be nocturnal or diurnal.

//**__HABIT/HOME:__**//
 * Burrows (beneath a log or fallen tree)
 * Wet woodlands
 * Moist fields
 * Wetlands
 * Ponds
 * Lakes
 * Streams

__//**DIET:**//__ Insects, slugs, earthworms, crustaceans, fish.


 * //__SIGNS:__//**
 * Ridges of tunnels protruding from the ground
 * Tracks:

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 * //__HOME RANGE OF STAR-NOSED MOLE:__//**
 * //__SOURCES__//**