Roman mole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Talpa romana
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 Roman mole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Roman mole in 1 country or territory across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Italy.

North Macedonia

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 Roman mole endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Roman mole?

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

About the Roman mole

The Roman mole (Talpa romana) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is endemic to central-southern Italy (from the province of Grosseto to the province of Ancona, south to southern Calabria). It was last recorded on Sicily in 1885. There is also an unconfirmed report about an isolated subpopulation in the Vars region of southern France.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Roman mole (revision 1315347525), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1094727 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).