Talpa stankovici

V. E. Martino & E. V. Martino, 1931

Balkan 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

Martino, V.E. and Martino, E.V. 1931. A new form of mole from Jugoslavia. Journal of Mammalogy 12(1):53.

Authority publication link

https://www.jstor.org/stable/1373805

Original name as described

Talpa romana stankovici

Other common names

Stankovic's Mole

Type material

ZIN S. 34014

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Magarevo Mts. [= Magarevo], Perister [= Pelister Mts], S. Serbia (Macedonia) [= Republic of Macedonia]. Alt. 1000 m."

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Montenegro · Albania · Kosovo? · North Macedonia · Greece

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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