Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii) COSEWIC assessment and status report
Official title: COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report for the Townsend's Mole (Scapanus townsendii) in Canada COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Townsend’s Mole Scapanus townsendii in Canada
Table of contents
- COSEWIC Assessment Summary
- COSEWIC Executive Summary
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Species
- Existing Protection or Other Status
- Summary of Status Report
- Technical Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Literature Cited
- Biographical Summary of the Contractor
- Authorities Consulted
- Collections Examined
- Appendices
Endangered 2003
COSEWIC
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
COSEPAC
Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada
COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:
COSEWIC 2003. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on Townsend’s mole Scapanus townsendi in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 24 pp.
Previous reports:
Sheehan, S.T. and C. Galindo-Leal. 1996. COSEWIC status report on Townsend’s mole Scapanus townsendii in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 50 pp.
Production note:
COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Valentin Shaefer for writing the status report on the Townsend’s mole Scapanus townsendii, prepared under contract with Environment Canada.
For additional copies contact:
COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel.: (819) 997-4991 / (819) 953-3215
Fax: (819) 994-3684
Également disponible en français sous le titre Évaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur la situation de la taupe de Townsend (Scapanus townsendii) au Canada – Mise à jour
Cover illustration:
Townsend’s Mole -- Judie Shore, Richmond Hill, Ontario
©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2003
Catalogue No. CW69-14/15-2003E-IN
ISBN 0-662-33588-0
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