Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758
(Mole, European Mole)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTalpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)
FamilyTALPIDAE (moles)
OrderINSECTIVORA (insectivores)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole) :
1: Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)
20 Feb 2005 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Molehills and castle in pasture
Image 1: Castle - close-upImage 2: Molehills and castle (lower right) in pastureImage 3: Mole hills - close-upImage 4: Mole hills - close-up (2)Image 5: Molehills - dry (presumably older) - in pastureImage 6: Molehills in pastureImage 7: Molehills in pasture (2)Image 8: Molehills in pasture (3)Image 9: Molehills in pasture (4)Image 10: Molehills near edge of pasture
2: Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)
25 Jun 2002 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
dead at roadside
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Head and forelegs - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Head - lateral view - close-upImage 4: Ventral viewImage 5: Foreleg - anterior view - enlargedImage 6: Foreleg - posterior view - enlargedImage 7: Head - ventral - enlargedImage 8: Hind foot - posterior view - enlarged
3: Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)
17 Jun 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
dead animal
Image 1: Left foreleg

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
du Feu, G. 2008 Moles have a high level of haemoglobin… Vol 19, no. 6 Page: 425
Stone, D. 1986 Moles 20pp, The Mammal Society

Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Talpa europaea (Mole, European Mole)
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