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Mole Rats
Fallout 76 NPC

Mole Rats spawn across Appalachia in Fallout 76 at level 1–95. They count as animals in kill challenges. They include Glowing Mole Rat. Killing one usually drops Mole Rat Meat. Less often it leaves 8 kinds of loot.

They spawn at 210 locations in Appalachia. The largest counts are at Gauley Mine, Riverside Manor and Poseidon Power Substation PX-02. They count toward 13 daily and weekly challenges.

Level
1–95
Health
22–488

Find It on the Map

Open the Challenge Navigator with its 13 challenges added, then add the rest of today's challenges and plan one route for all of them.

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Mole Rats Spawn Locations

Found at 210 locations across Appalachia, 154 in fixed spawns and 977 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at Gauley Mine (17 + 3 × 14% chance).

A plain number is how many are always there. The number after the is spawn points that may roll it; hover one for the odds.

Gauley Mine
17 fixed
3 × 14% chance nearby
Riverside Manor
11 fixed
Poseidon Power Substation PX-02
7 fixed
4 × 14% chance nearby
Pleasant Valley Cabins
3 fixed
4 fixed nearby
Hillfolk Hotdogs
5 fixed
3 × 17% chance nearby
Carleton Mine
5 fixed
3 × 9% chance nearby
Hamley Run Camp
5 fixed nearby
Big Bend Tunnel West
4 fixed
4 × 8% chance nearby
Autumn Acre Cabin
4 fixed + 3 × 7% chance nearby
Welch
4 fixed
1 × 13% chance nearby
Bastion Park
2 fixed
2 fixed nearby
NAR Repair Yard
4 fixed nearby
Transmission Station 1AT-U03
4 fixed
South Mountain Lookout
3 fixed + 11 × 8% chance nearby
Thunder Mountain Substation TM-03
3 fixed + 7 × 12% chance nearby
Charleston Landfill
3 fixed + 4 × 14% chance nearby
The Giant Teapot
3 fixed + 2 × 25% chance
Sunrise Field
3 fixed + 4 × 10% chance nearby
Big Fred's BBQ Shack
3 fixed + 2 × 9% chance nearby
Hornwright Summer Villa
3 fixed + 1 × 14% chance nearby
Show all 210 locations

Drops

What a kill leaves behind, averaged over every Mole Rats the map spawns. Kinds of loot stand for lists too long to spell out; the chance is how often the roll includes them, not how many turn up.
Drops
Chance
Mole Rat Meat
always
Junk
17%
Mole Rat Hide
8%
Mole Rat Teeth
2%
Ammo
9%
Chems
9%
Stimpak
9%
Stimpak: Super
8%
RadAway: Diluted
4%
Rad-X: Diluted
4%
RadAway
4%
Mole Rat Hide
9%
Mole Rat Teeth
9%
Food
8%
Canned Dog Food
3%
Blamco Brand Mac and Cheese
0.6%
Fancy Lads Snack Cakes
0.6%
Salisbury Steak
0.6%
Sugar Bombs
0.6%
Bobby Pin
8%
Loose Screws
7%

Types

NPC Type
Glowing Mole Rat
Drops Mole Rat Meat, Junk
Nuke zones and rad storms only

Challenges

Challenge
Daily / Weekly
Kill a Creature
Daily ×12 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while in a Team
Daily ×10
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine
Daily ×5
Kill a Creature While Mutated
Epic Weekly ×25
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×20
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Epic Weekly ×15
Kill a Mole Rat
Daily ×5 · Weekly ×15
Kill a Mole Rat with Explosives
Epic Daily ×1
Kill Animals with a Pipe Gun
Daily ×3 · Weekly ×25 · Epic Daily ×5
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Daily ×10 · Weekly ×30
Kill a Creature · Kill a Creature while in a Team · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Hard Lemonade · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Lead Champagne · Kill a Creature while intoxicated by Mire Magic Moonshine · Kill a Creature While Mutated · Kill a Creature while Well Fed
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Kill a Creature while Wearing a Costume
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Clothes that count
Asylum Worker Uniform White DirtyChef HatCivil War Era DressCivil War Era SuitCivil War Era Top HatClown HatConfederate UniformCop CapCultist's GarmentsFisherman's HatFisherman's OutfitGolf Outfit
Show all 23
Kill a Creature with a Hammer
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Weapons that count
Bone HammerCommie WhackerElectro EnforcerSheepsquatch StaffSledgehammerSuper SledgeThe DebilitatorThe FarmhandThe TenderizerWar DrumWhacker Smacker
Kill a Mole Rat with Explosives
Weapons that count
Auto Grenade LauncherBaseball GrenadeBlast MineBroadsiderBug GrenadeCrackler GrenadeCryo MineCryogenic GrenadeDynamiteDynamite BundleFat ManFloater Flamer Grenade
Show all 39
Ammo that counts
40mm Grenade RoundMini NukeMissileWeaponized Nuka-Cherry AmmoWeaponized Nuka-Cola AmmoWeaponized Nuka-Cola Quantum Ammo
Kill Animals with a Pipe Gun
Any of 19
BeaversBrahminCatsChickensFoxesMega SlothsGlowing Mega SlothMole RatsGlowing Mole RatOwletsRabbitsRad PheasantsRad RatsGlowing Plagued RadratRad TurkeysGlowing Rad Turkey
Show all 19
Weapons that count
Pipe Bolt-Action PistolPipe PistolPipe RevolverSyringer
Kill Creatures with the Cold Shoulder
Any of 46
AnglersGlowing AnglerBeaversBloatfliesGlowing BloatflyBloodbugsGlowing BloodbugBrahminCatsCave CricketsGlowing Cave CricketChickensDeathclawsGlowing Deathclaw, Rusted DeathclawFeral GhoulsCommunist, Glowing OneFirefliesFloaters
Show all 46
Weapons that count
Cold Shoulder