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Levant mole
Species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Levant mole (Talpa levantis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey.[2]
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Levant mole | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Talpidae |
Genus: | Talpa |
Species: | T. levantis |
Binomial name | |
Talpa levantis Thomas, 1906 | |
Subspecies | |
T. l. transcaucasica Dahl, 1944 | |
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Range of T. l. levantis | |
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Range of T. l. transcaucasica |
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There are two subspecies, T. l. levantis and T. l. transcaucasica (the Transcaucasian mole); the latter is sometimes considered a distinct species, but more recent studies have refuted this.[2][3] In addition, the Talysch mole (T. talyschensis) was formerly considered conspecific, but more recent studies have found it to be distinct.[2]