Père David's Mole

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Père David's Mole[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Soricomorpha
Family: Talpidae
Genus: Talpa
Species: T. davidiana
Binomial name
Talpa davidiana
(Milne-Edwards, 1884)
Synonyms

Talpa streeti

Père David's Mole (Talpa davidiana) is a mole found only in southeast Turkey and Kurdistan Province, Iran. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss. As T. streeti, it is known as the Persian Mole.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hutterer, Rainer (16 November 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 309. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
  2. ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Talpa streeti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2006-05-11. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)
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