The common name of the hairy-tailed mole is apt. Its tail is approximately 30 mm (1.2 in) long, thick, tapered, slightly constricted at the base, and covered with coarse brownish- black hairs. This ...

The world's smallest mole is the American shrew mole that weighs 7g and is 3cm long. The biggest is the Russian desman that can weigh 220g and has a body 22cm long and a tail almost the same size ...

Next come the shrews: masked, water, smoky, long-tailed, short-tailed and least. We have two species of moles: the common mole and the bizarre-looking star-nosed mole.

The latter has, yes, a hairy tail. In short — and there’s really nothing long about moles, other than their tunnels — these are garden buddies. Be kind. like921 viewsFarm & Garden SHARE ...

Dear Reader: The animal in question is probably the Northern Short Tailed shrew, Blarina brevicauda, which somewhat resembles the mole. Moles are much larger and have enlarged front feet for digging.