Blind mole
The blind mole (Talpa caeca), also known as the Mediterranean mole, is a mole found in the Mediterranean region. It is similar to the European mole, differing most prominently in having eyes covered with skin. It is found in Albania, France, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Turkey.
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| Taxidermied blind mole at the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology, England. | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Genus: | Talpa |
| Species: | T. caeca |
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| Talpa caeca Savi, 1822 | |
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References
- Amori, G.; Hutterer, R.; Bertolino, S.; Mitsain, G.; Yigit, N.; Kryštufek, B. & Palomo, L.J. (2016). "Talpa caeca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
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