European mole Talpa europaea Least concern
Where the European mole lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 108,677 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See hedgehogs, shrews & moles on the world map
| Scientific name | Talpa europaea |
|---|---|
| Group | Hedgehogs, shrews & moles |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 13 countries |
| Continents | Europe |
| Diet (main food) | earthworm |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Eulipotyphla |
| Family | Talpidae |
Where does the European mole live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the European mole in 13 countries and territories across Europe.
- United Kingdom
- France
- Germany
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Estonia
- Austria
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Bulgaria
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.
What does an European mole eat?
Wikidata lists the main food source of the European mole as: earthworm.
Is the European mole endangered?
The European mole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the European mole?
The European mole (Talpa europaea) is a mammal in the order Eulipotyphla and the family Talpidae, genus Talpa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the European mole
The European mole (Talpa europaea) is a mammal of the order Eulipotyphla. It is also known as the common mole and the northern mole.
This mole lives in a tunnel system, which it constantly extends. It uses these tunnels to hunt its prey. Under normal conditions, the displaced earth is pushed to the surface, resulting in the characteristic molehills. It is an omnivore that feeds mainly on earthworms, but also on insects, centipedes and mammals such as rodents and other moles. Its saliva contains toxins which paralyse earthworms in particular.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article European mole (revision 1380863386), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q209067 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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