Talpa occidentalis
Cabrera, 1907
Iberian 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
Cabrera, Á. 1907-09-01. Three new Spanish insectivores. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)20(117):212-215.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413453Original name as described
Talpa caeca occidentalis
Other common names
Spanish Mole
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1914.5.5.2 (= Cabrera collection 122)
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f682942-b7d7-4f23-9e63-483b98b4e4ceType locality
"La Granja (Segovia)," Guadarrama Mountains, central Spain.
Biogeographic realm
Palearctic
Country distribution
Portugal · Spain
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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