Moles

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The moles, desmans and "shrew moles" make up the family of mammals called Talpidae, from the Latin meaning "mole", and comprise about 17 genera and 50 species worldwide. There are nine species of very similar looking moles of the Talpa genus found across the Palaearctic, with a single species, Talpa europaea, in Britain.

Species

European mole

Talpa europaea

Small, rarely seen insectivorous mammals, despite being widespread and relatively common, their presence evidenced only by their spoil heaps, called molehills.

No questions exist for this group.

Bibliography

Mole. A Life Underground - by Sue Wallace
Independently Published -- 2020 -- ISBN: 979-8653091513

Moles - by Rob Atkinson
Whittet Books -- 2013 -- ISBN: 978-1873580868

The Life of the Mole - by Gillian Godfrey & Peter Crowcroft
The Museum Press -- 1960

The Mole - by R. David Stone
Shire Natural History -- 2009 -- ISBN: 978-0747801719

The Mole - by Kenneth Mellanby
HarperCollins Publishers -- 1971 -- ISBN: 978-0002131452

The Natural History of Moles - by Martyn Gorman & R. David Stone
Christopher Helm, London -- 1990 -- ISBN: 978-0747012146

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