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| Talpa | |
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| European mole (Talpa europaea) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Eulipotyphla |
| Family: | Talpidae |
| Tribe: | Talpini |
| Genus: | Talpa Linnaeus,1758 |
| Type species | |
| Talpa europaea[2] Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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Talpa is agenus in themole familyTalpidae.[3] Among the first taxa in science,[4] Carolus Linnaeus used the Latin word for "mole",talpa, in his Regnum Animale to refer to the commonly known European form of mole. The group has since been expanded to include 13 extant species, found primarily in Europe and western Asia. TheEuropean mole, found throughout most of Europe, is a member of this genus, as are several species restricted to small ranges. One species,Père David's mole, isdata deficient. These moles eatearthworms,insects, and otherinvertebrates found in the soil.
The females of this genus have rudimentary male features such asCowper's glands and a two-lobedprostate. A group of scientists has suggested that they are truehermaphrodites;[5] however, others state that they are fully functional females.[6]
There are 14 species in this genus:
In addition, several extinct species are known fromfossil remains, here the list:
The current phylogeny of the species in the genus is shown below:
| Phylogeny of the Eurasian moles according to Demırtaş et al. 2020[9] |
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