Altai mole
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| Altai mole | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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
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| File:Altai Mole area.png | |
| Altai mole range | |
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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]
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