Blind Mole | |
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Head drawings of the Blind Mole | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Soricomorpha |
Family: | Talpidae |
Genus: | Talpa |
Species: | T. caeca |
Binomial name | |
Talpa caeca Savi, 1822 |
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Range map |
The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca), also known as the Mediterranean Mole, is a mole found in the Mediterranean region. It is similar to the European Mole, differing most prominently in having eyes covered with skin. It is found in Albania, France, Greece, Italy, Monaco, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.