European Mole

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.

European mole - TALPA EUROPAEA Class: Animals with Milk Glands (Mammalia) Subclass: True Mammals (Eutheria) Order: Insect Eaters (Insectivora) Family: Talpidae.

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. Notes ...

European mole (Talpa europaea) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia ...

European mole Most of the 29 species of mole are adapted to an underground life, and the European mole is no exception. European polecat Domestic ferrets are closely related to polecats and the two species sometimes interbreed. European rabbit ...

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