Altai mole

Altai mole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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 irkutensisDybowski, 1922 Talpa saianensisBielovusev, 1921 Talpa salairicaEgorin, 1936 Talpa salairiciCorbet, 1978 Talpa sibiricaEgorin, 1937 Talpa suschkiniKastschenko, 1905 Talpa tymensisEgorin, 1937

The Altai mole or Siberian mole (Talpa altaica) is a species of mole in the family Talpidae. ^[1] It is found throughout the taiga zone of south-central Siberia in Russia, 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]

References

1. Stubbe, M.; Samiya, R.; Ariunbold, J.; Buuveibaatar, V.; Dorjderem, S.; Monkhzul, T.; Otgonbaatar, M.; Tsogbadrakh, M.; Gankhuyag (2017). "Talpa altaica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T41478A22321277. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T41478A22321277.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Hutterer, R. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.