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Talpa europaea

(European Mole)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

European Mole

Description

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,595 meters (0 to 8,514 feet).[1]

Biome: Terrestrial

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Nov-2006

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Talpa

There are approximately 55 species in this genus:

T. altaica (Siberian Mole) · T. asiatica · T. aurea · T. caeca (Mediterranean Mole) · T. caeca augustana · T. caeca hercegovinensis · T. caeca occidentalis · T. caeca steini · T. caucasica (Caucasian Mole) · T. caucasica caucasica · T. caucasica ognevi · T. caucasica orientalis · T. csarnotana · T. davidiana (Père David's Mole) · T. episcopalis · T. europaea (European Mole) · T. europaea cinerea · T. europaea europaea (European Mole) · T. europaea velessiensis · T. europaena · T. europea · T. fossilis · T. gilothi · T. insularis · T. klossi · T. leucura · T. levantis (Levantine Mole) · T. levantis levantis · T. levantis minima · T. longirostris · T. macrura · T. micrura · T. micrura coreana · T. micrurus · T. minor · T. minuta · T. mizura · T. occidentalis (Iberian Mole) · T. parvidens · T. praeglacialis · T. robusta · T. romana (Roman Mole) · T. romana adamoi · T. romana brachycrania · T. romana romana (Roman Mole) · T. romana stankovici · T. romana wittei · T. stankovici (Stankovic's Mole) · T. stankovici montenegrina · T. stankovici stankovici · T. streeti · T. tenuidentata · T. tyrrhenica · T. vallesensis · T. wogura

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = 180.960 meters (593.701 feet), Standard Deviation = 227.840 based on 8,806 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-04-24