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Caucasian mole
Species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Caucasian mole (Talpa caucasica) is a mammal in the family Talpidae that is endemic to the Caucasus Mountains of Russia and Georgia.[1]
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Caucasian mole | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Eulipotyphla |
Family: | Talpidae |
Genus: | Talpa |
Species: | T. caucasica |
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Talpa caucasica Satunin, 1908 | |
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Caucasian mole range |
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Ognev's mole (T. ognevi) was formerly classified as a subspecies, but is now thought to be a distinct species.[2]