#0009 · 🦊 mammals

European Mole

🇳🇱 Europese mol ·Talpa europaea

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Bogdan V. Kryzhatyuk · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Wildlife Wanderer · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © vadonleso.hu · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © HermannFalkner/sokol · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Audrey · CC BY 4.0
6. Maarn, Netherlands:© Kirsten Welge · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Kwartsstraat, Groningen, Groningen, NL:© Andre Hosper · CC BY 4.0
8. Termunten, Groningen, NL:© jtdai · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. 1111 PN Diemen, Nederland:© Anja Cervencl · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. 2935 LC Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, Nederland:© Paul G. Schrijvershof · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

what is it?

The European mole ( Talpa europaea ) is a mammal of the order Eulipotyphla. It is also known as the common mole and the northern mole .

base stats

NL sightings 627iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 25,231iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 627 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #9 most seen of the mammals in NL.
25,231 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).