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.

Blind mole
Taxidermied blind mole at the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology, England.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Talpa
Species:
T. caeca
Binomial name
Talpa caeca
Savi, 1822
Range map

References

  1. 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)


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