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Like most moles, Monty Moles are consistently depicted as having light brown or orange fur, a white belly, a few claws on their hands and feet, and squinted eyes (sometimes covered by sunglasses). They usually have a pair of whiskers and either a round or an elongated nose. Several appearances also depict Monty Moles as having a large rodent-like bucktooth, similarly to that of a beaver. Although Monty Moles were introduced as a relative of [[Rocky Wrench]], starting with ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'', Rocky Wrenches used a variation of the Monty Mole model in most games, just with additional goggles (although this would change in the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]] - [[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'', as Rocky Wrenches would receive a new redesign that gave them an original model separate from Monty Mole's).

In most artwork for ''[[Super Mario World]]'', Monty Moles appear to be wearing sunglasses as well as having a short, gopher-like nose. However, in-game and in some other artwork, they have visible, squinting eyes and long, mole-like noses. Later games up until ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' would use either of these two designs as a basis for Monty Mole's appearance (typically with slight modifications such as different color schemes).

In ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', Monty Moles use their squinting design from ''Super Mario World'', but with an added pair of pronounced teeth, a black nose, and somewhat larger limbs.  

In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', the Monty Mole in this game has much lankier arms than usual, a more bright orange color, a smaller white patch, and a green hat. The contours of the eyes behind the squint are also visible if examined closely enough.

Since most games after ''Super Mario 64 DS'', Monty Moles were given a redesign that consolidates the two designs from ''Super Mario World'', with a small amount of influence from the ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Super Mario Sunshine'' designs. From the "sunglasses" artwork, they get the smooth, cheek-less head sides, white upper lip, and small nose; from their in-game design from ''Super Mario World'', they get the distinct squint; from the ''Super Mario 64'' design, they get visible teeth (though the number is usually reduced to just a single tooth outside of a few earlier appearances of this design); and from the ''Super Mario Sunshine'' design, they get the wideness of the upper lip. This design would become the standard design for later games, though there has been variation on the color of the lower lip, with brown appearing most consistently.

In ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' and ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]'', while the playable Monty Mole is designed after its appearance in ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the Monty Moles in the crowd are designed after their ''Mario Party 5'' appearance.

Like moles in the real world, Monty Moles are fossorial creatures that spend most of their time underground. Unlike real life moles, Monty Moles are not blind, although they rarely ever open their eyes unless they are either shocked or startled. Monty Moles are bipedal, and this allows them to pick up objects and use them, such as in ''Super Mario 64'', where their attack is to pick up and throw [[rock]]s at Mario. Monty Moles also seem to have a happy and cheerful personality in some games such as most of their playable appearances and in ''[[Hotel Mario]]''. Monty Moles also seem to have an affinity for several sports. Monty Moles love baseball, and according to their ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' description, they usually hop out of their dens due to getting fired up for a game of baseball (and they sometimes get too fired up when they get the ball). Although not explicitly said, Monty Moles also seem to like soccer as they are playable in ''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''. Monty Moles also have an affinity for golf, as the Monty Mole NPCs in ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' usually give golf tips to the player and talk about their experience playing it. In some appearances, Monty Moles talk with a country accent (though in some other appearances they talk normally). Monty Moles tend to live most commonly in cave areas (such as [[World 5-4 (Super Mario 3D Land)|World 5-4]] and [[Breezy Tunnel]]), mountain areas (such as [[Tall, Tall Mountain]] and [[Cookie Mountain]]), grassland areas (such as [[Sunbeam Plains]] and [[Yoshi Hill]]), and farm areas (such as [[Moo Moo Farm]] and [[Moo Moo Meadows]]), though occasionally they can be found in other areas as well.