Père David's Mole

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)
Père David's Mole range
Synonyms

Talpa streeti

Père David's Mole (Talpa davidiana) is a mole found only in 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.

References

  1. ^ Hutterer, Rainer (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M.. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 309. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ Insectivore Specialist Group (1996). Talpa streeti. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 2006-05-11. Listed as Critically Endangered (CR B1+2c v2.3)