#0140 · 🦊 mammals

Iberian mole

🇳🇱 Iberische Blinde Mol ·Talpa occidentalis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Laura Rodríguez Díaz · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Cesar Pollo · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Duarte Frade · CC BY 4.0
4. © Miguel Pérez Alonso · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Rúa de Recaré 39, 36313 Vigo, Pontevedra, España:© rathaley · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. 4440 Sobrado, Portugal:© Guilherme Gonçalves · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Tv Azenha, 4405-671 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal:© VitordaSilva · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. 7100 Évora Monte, Portugal:© zebedeugalinha · CC BY 4.0
9. Braga, PT:© Ana Conceição · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Rua de Catarino, Aveiro, Aveiro, PT:© María Rodríguez · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Spanish mole ( Talpa occidentalis ) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in Portugal and Spain.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,410iNaturalist 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

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
1,410 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Ángel Cabrera in 1907 (119 years ago).