Altai mole

The Altai mole or Siberian mole (Talpa altaica) is a species of mole in the family Talpidae.[1] It is found throughout the taiga zone of south-central Siberia in Russia, as far south as northern Mongolia and Kazakhstan.[2]

Altai mole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Eulipotyphla
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Talpa
Species:
T. altaica
Binomial name
Talpa altaica
Nikolsky, 1883
Altai mole range
Synonyms
  • Talpa gusevi (Fetisov, 1956)
  • Talpa irkutensis Dybowski, 1922
  • Talpa saianensis Bielovusev, 1921
  • Talpa salairica Egorin, 1936
  • Talpa salairici Corbet, 1978
  • Talpa sibirica Egorin, 1937
  • Talpa suschkini Kastschenko, 1905
  • Talpa tymensis Egorin, 1937

This mole lives in forested habitat and feeds mainly on earthworms.[1]

This is a common species. It is sometimes caught for its fur.[1]

References
  1. Stubbe, M.; Samiya, R.; Ariunbold, J.; Buuveibaatar, V.; Dorjderem, S.; Monkhzul, T.; Otgonbaatar, M.; Tsogbadrakh, M.; Gankhuyag (2017). "Talpa altaica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T41478A22321277. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T41478A22321277.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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