Caucasian mole explained

The Caucasian mole (Talpa caucasica) is a mammal in the family Talpidae that is endemic to the Caucasus Mountains of Russia and Georgia.

Ognev's mole (T. ognevi) was formerly classified as a subspecies, but is now thought to be a distinct species.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Bannikova. Anna A.. Zemlemerova. Elena D.. Colangelo. Paolo. Sözen. Mustafa. Sevindik. M.. Kidov. Artem A.. Dzuev. Ruslan I.. Kryštufek. Boris. Lebedev. Vladimir S.. 2015-08-18. An underground burst of diversity - a new look at the phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Talpa Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Talpidae) as revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 175. 4. 930–948. 10.1111/zoj.12298. 0024-4082. free.

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