Altai mole

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

Altai mole

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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

Altai mole