EUROPEAN MOLE
HABITS
Moles are active during the day and and night, digging their tunnels and searching for food. Mole tunnels vary in depth from just below the surface to 28 inches beneath the ground.
The European mole is entirely carnivorous: it consumes about its own bodyweight of food per day, mainly composed of earthworms. The senses of hearing, touch and smell are well developed and make up for its poor sight.
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European mole (Talpa europaea)
Scientific classification
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The European Mole, Talpa europaea, is a mammal of the order Soricomorpha. It is also known as the Common Mole and the Northern Mole.
Typical species include the common European mole, Talpia europaea, and the eastern, or garden, mole of North America, Scalopus aquaticus, both about 6 in. (15.2 cm) long with a 1-in. (2.54-cm) tail.
 See also: Mole, Burro, Earthworm, Shrew, Mice
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