The star-nosed mole has a rose-colored ring of fleshy, retractable tentacles surrounding its nose. This nasal disc is bilaterally symmetrical with 11 projections on each side. Equally distinct is the ...

Additionally, moles have a longer snout and tend to have darker gray fur. They're also a member of the shrew family, not the rodent genus. Keep in mind that since moles are fairly subterranean ...