Caucasian mole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Talpa
Species:
T. caucasica
Binomial name
Talpa caucasica
Satunin, 1908
Caucasian mole range
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The Caucasian mole (Talpa caucasica) is a mammal in the family Talpidae that is endemic to the Caucasus Mountains of Russia and Georgia.[1]

Ognev's mole (T. ognevi) was formerly classified as a subspecies, but is now thought to be a distinct species.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Krystufek, B. (2016). "Talpa caucasica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41480A22321383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41480A22321383.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Bannikova, Anna A.; Zemlemerova, Elena D.; Colangelo, Paolo; Sözen, Mustafa; Sevindik, M.; Kidov, Artem A.; Dzuev, Ruslan I.; Kryštufek, Boris; Lebedev, Vladimir S. (2015-08-18). "An underground burst of diversity - a new look at the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Talpa Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Talpidae) as revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 175 (4): 930–948. doi:10.1111/zoj.12298. ISSN 0024-4082.