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Altai mole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Talpidae |
Genus: | Talpa |
Species: |
T. altaica
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Binomial name | |
Talpa altaica Nikolsky, 1883 | |
Altai mole range | |
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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]
This mole lives in forested habitat and feeds mainly on earthworms.[1]
This is a common species. It is sometimes caught for its fur.[1]
Talpa altaica |
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