Talpa europaea

Linnaeus, 1758

European Mole

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Eulipotyphla
Suborder : Erinaceota
Family : Talpidae
Subfamily : Talpinae
Tribe : Talpini
Genus : Talpa
Subgenus : Talpa

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033863

Original name as described

Talpa europaea

Other common names

Common Mole · Mole

Type material

LinnMus type #115

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Europe." Restricted by J. R. Ellerman and T. C. S Morrison-Scott in 1951 to "Engelholm, Kristianstad, Sweden."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

United Kingdom · France · Luxembourg · Belgium · Netherlands · Germany · Denmark · Sweden · Finland · Switzerland · Liechtenstein · Italy · Austria · Czech Republic · Poland · Slovakia · Hungary · Slovenia · Croatia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Serbia · Kosovo · Albania · Montenegro · North Macedonia · Greece · Turkey · Bulgaria · Romania · Moldova · Ukraine · Belarus · Lithuania · Latvia · Estonia · Russia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004339

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Talpa europaea kratochvili

Grulich, 1969

Family

Talpidae

Root name

kratochvili

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Brno 3040

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemoslovacae Brno

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea

Linnaeus, 1758

Family

Talpidae

Root name

europaea

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LinnMus type #115

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

52

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033863

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872911) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:110, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637192) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033408) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Fischer (1814:x, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  5. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  6. Lesson (1827:128, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207596) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  7. Smith (1842:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  8. Fitzinger (1855:431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)
  9. Blyth (1863:88, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534769) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1980:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  11. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:105) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  12. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  14. Wilson & Mittermeier (2018:613) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57916)
  15. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41481) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  16. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004339) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  17. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/221751920/221752008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Talpa caudata

Boddaert, 1772

Family

Talpidae

Root name

caudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

LinnMus type #115

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

50

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea nigra

Kerr, 1792

Family

Talpidae

Root name

nigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

LinnMus type #115

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664224

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa scalops

Schulze, 1897

Family

Talpidae

Root name

scalops

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

LinnMus type #115

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

91

Authority publication

Helios – Abhandlungen und Mitteilungen aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Naturwissenschaften

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa romana ehiki

Czajlik, 1987

Family

Talpidae

Root name

ehiki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MáM 87.2.1

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

133

Authority publication

Folia Historico Naturalia Musei Matraensis

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea velessiensis

B. Petrov, 1941

Family

Talpidae

Root name

velessiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

Petrov collection 232

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

58

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Russian Scientific Institute in Belgrade

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea transuralensis

Stroganov, 1956

Family

Talpidae

Root name

transuralensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SZM N 6694

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

3-10

Authority publication

Труды Биологического Института, Академия Наук СССР, Западно-Сибирский Филиал

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea pancici

V. E. Martino, 1930

Family

Talpidae

Root name

pancici

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 33974

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

60

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Russian Scientific Institute in Belgrade

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea brauneri

Satunin, 1908

Family

Talpidae

Root name

brauneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN S. 9547

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

2, 8

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466414 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58466426

Authority publication

Mitteilungen des Kaukasischen Museums

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea uralensis

Ognev, 1925

Family

Talpidae

Root name

uralensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-2429

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-2429

Authority page

4

Authority publication

Бюллетень Московского общества испытателей природы

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea obensis

Skalon & Rayevskiy, 1940

Family

Talpidae

Root name

obensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMMU S-32812

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://zmmu.msu.ru/dbs/list_record.php?id=S-32812

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Nauchno-metodicheskie zapiski glavnogo upravleniya zapovednikov

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

friseus

Corbet, 1978

Family

Talpidae

Root name

friseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Hutterer (2005:308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea kratochvilli

Corbet, 1978

Family

Talpidae

Root name

kratochvilli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Hutterer (2005:308) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea europaea

Hutterer, 2005

Family

Talpidae

Root name

europaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:376) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)

Talpa frisius

P. L. S. Müller, 1776

Family

Talpidae

Root name

frisia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217633

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea α. albo-maculata

Erxleben, 1777

Family

Talpidae

Root name

albomaculata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872914

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:117, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa Vulgaris

P. Boddaert, 1785

Family

Talpidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230090

Authority publication

Rotterdam

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea alba

J. F. Gmelin, 1788

Family

Talpidae

Root name

alba

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751330

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea cinerea

J. F. Gmelin, 1788

Family

Talpidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751330

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea variegata

J. F. Gmelin, 1788

Family

Talpidae

Root name

variegata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751330

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea rufa

André, 1797

Family

Talpidae

Root name

rufa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Eisenach

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea major

Bechstein, 1799

Family

Talpidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

725

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833590

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa spelaea

zu Münster, 1833

Family

Talpidae

Root name

spelaea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

3

Authority publication

Bayreuth

Talpa europaea flavescens

Reichenbach, 1836

Family

Talpidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europea

Crespon, 1844

Family

Talpidae

Root name

europea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

37

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795637

Authority publication

Nîmes

Name usages

Crespon (1844:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52795637) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38970)

Talpa europaea lutea

H. G. L. Reichenbach, 1852

Family

Talpidae

Root name

lutea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea albida

Reichenbach, 1852

Family

Talpidae

Root name

albida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

336

Authority publication

Dresden

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea grisea

Fitzinger, 1869

Family

Talpidae

Root name

grisea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6354767

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa europaea maculata

Fitzinger, 1869

Family

Talpidae

Root name

maculata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

401

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6354765

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Talpa magna

Woldřich, 1893

Family

Talpidae

Root name

magna

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

612

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7217627

Authority publication

Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Talpa europaea aberr. col. argentea

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

argentea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. atrimaculata

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

atrimaculata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

10

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. cremea

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

cremea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. griseomaculata

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

griseomaculata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. innominabilis

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

innominabilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. murina

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

murina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. nebulosa

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

nebulosa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

12

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. punctulata

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

punctulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. sepiacea

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

sepiacea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

11

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. sordida

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

sordida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. subpunctulata

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

subpunctulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

8

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

Talpa europaea aberr. col. ventromaculata

Husson & Van Heurn, 1959

Family

Talpidae

Root name

ventromaculata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

infrasubspecific

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Zoologische Bijdragen

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