Mole

Moles are fairly inoffensive beastkin when encountered in the wilds of Eorzea, compared with many others of the class. However, as civilization advances into the frontiers, they make up one of the more persistent and pestersome of varieties of pests both to fishermen and gardeners.

This genus includes such creatures as moles, shrews, and tuco-tuco.

Physical Features and Behavior
Despite moles' very large eyes, their vision is necessarily poor; but their sense of smell is acute, and they can detect danger from vibrations in the air. Their forward feet are adorned with sharp claws well-suited to digging.

They are tunneling beasts, making their nests in the myriad interconnected holes they create through the topsoil. While digging, they consume earthworms, and so fervid in their hunger are they that they will often damage the root systems of any plants above them, including trees'. They will also sometimes damage the fruits of farmers' crops directly, as with pumpkins.

Another particular problem that moles can cause is when their tunnels collapse under the feet of larger animals and people, or a passing foot finds its way into a tunnel entrance. As a result, farmers, fishermen, and guardsmen will often set a bounty with the local levemete.

Hedgemoles, a species of moles, have spiny coats that allow them better defense; these tend to spend a bit more time above ground than their naked cousins.

Mole meat is often used in cooking, acquired from most species. The most frequent use is loaves, wherein the meat is cut together with flatbread and baked or smoked with tomato sauce.

Known Species

 * Moles
 * Clever Hedgemole
 * Monstrous Mole
 * Moraby Mole
 * Naked Shrew
 * Sewer Mole
 * Snapping Shrew
 * Snipping Shrew
 * Untamed Shrew
 * Hedgemole
 * Diamond-Tooth Hedgemole
 * Drybone Tuco-Tuco
 * Hedgemole
 * Ironquill Tuco-Tuco
 * Moraby Hedgemole
 * Steelquill Tuco-Tuco
 * Tuco-Tuco
 * Special moles
 * Gatling