Altai mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Altai mole lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Talpa altaica
Group	Hedgehogs, shrews & moles
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Eulipotyphla
Family	Talpidae

Where does the Altai mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Altai mole in 1 country or territory across Europe.

Russia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Altai mole endangered?

The Altai mole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Altai mole?

The Altai mole (Talpa altaica) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Talpa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Altai mole

The Altai mole or Siberian mole (Talpa altaica) is a species of mole in the family Talpidae. It is found throughout the taiga zone of south-central Siberia in Russia, as far south as northern Mongolia and Kazakhstan.

This mole lives in forested habitat and feeds mainly on earthworms.

This is a common species. It is sometimes caught for its fur.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Altai mole (revision 1314662392), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1094004 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).