{"id":554,"date":"2012-06-19T14:50:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T18:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/209.240.158.253\/wordpress\/?p=554"},"modified":"2022-10-05T11:23:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T15:23:27","slug":"star-nosed-mole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/star-nosed-mole\/","title":{"rendered":"Star-Nosed Mole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Condylura cristata<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/smaspecies\/images\/star_nosed_mole_ASM649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" border=\"0\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: G.C. Hickman, American Society of Mammologists (Smithsonian)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ID<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>22 fleshy projections on nose<\/li>\n<li>Black fur<\/li>\n<li>Long, hairy tail<\/li>\n<li>Large digging forelegs with large claws (Audubon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Distribution<\/h2>\n<div><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/C.-cristata.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload none\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/C.-cristata-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/c.cristata.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload none\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20150%20150%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27150%27%20height%3D%27150%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/c.cristata-150x150.gif\" alt=\"Credit: Smithsonian Institution\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Reproduction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Litters of 4-7 young usually born between April and May, but sometimes later<\/li>\n<li>Gestation lasts about 45 days (Audubon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Behavior<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fingerlike nasal appendages are used for object manipulation, and possibly detection of electrical signals in water indicating the presence of prey (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<li>Depends on water foraging in the winter when the frozen ground makes it difficult to forage terrestrially (Audubon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Food Habits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat small fish and aquatic invertebrates (insects, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.) (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<li>Earthworms (Audubon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Size\/Life Cycle<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Average measurements: 132-230 mm (total length), 40-85 grams (total weight) (Smithsonian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Predators<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cats and other predators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Habitat<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wet woods, fields, or swamps<\/li>\n<li>Some lawns (Audubon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Condylura cristata ID 22 fleshy projections on nose Black fur Long, hairy tail Large digging forelegs with large claws (Audubon) Distribution \u00a0 Reproduction Litters of 4-7 young usually born between April and May, but sometimes later Gestation lasts about 45 days (Audubon) Behavior Fingerlike nasal 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