Directory of Talpidae Resources

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• Chinese Shrew-mole (Uropsilus soricipes)

  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=73
  Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

• Condylura cristata (Star-Nosed Mole)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Condylura_cristata.html
  Animal Diversity Web article about the biology of the star-nosed mole, by Anna Bess Sorin. Also two anatomical images of the teeth.

• Desmana moschata (Russian Desman)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Desmana_moschata.html
  Range, physical characteristics, natural history and conservation of the Russian desman, by Eric J. Ellis for Animal Diversity Web.

• Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)

  http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/scalaqua.htm
  Description, photograph, distribution and habits, from the Mammals of Texas.

• Galemys pyrenaicus (Iberian Desman)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Galemys_pyrenaicus.html
  Brief report on range, physical characteristics, natural history and conservation, by Bret Weinstein for Animal Diversity Web.

• Inquisitive Shrew-mole (Uropsilus investigator)

  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=72
  Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

• Living with Wildlife: Moles

  http://wdfw.wa.gov/living/moles.html
  The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife provides information on the species found in the state and their interactions with humans.

• Mole

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talpidae
  Information from Wikipedia on moles, which are members of the family Talpidae and which live underground in burrows.

• Mole: Talpa europaea

  http://www.arkive.org/mole/talpa-europaea/
  Information from ARKive including images and videos.

• Parascalops breweri

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Parascalops_breweri.html
  An anatomical image of the upper molars, from Animal Diversity Web.

• Persian mole (Talpa streeti)

  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=40
  Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

• Pyrenean Desman: Galemys pyrenaicus

  http://www.arkive.org/pyrenean-desman/galemys-pyrenaicus/
  Photographs, video and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Pyrenean desman: On the trail of Europe’s weirdest beast

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19260705
  The BBC reports on a Desman research project.

• Russian Desman: Desmana moschata

  http://www.arkive.org/russian-desman/desmana-moschata/
  Photographs, videos and information from ARKive including classification, status, description, range, habitat, biology, threats and conservation.

• Scalopus aquaticus (Eastern Mole)

  http://animaldiversity.org/site/accounts/information/Scalopus_aquaticus.html
  Antonia Gorog's article about the biology of the eastern mole, plus lots of anatomical images. Longer than the usual Animal Diversity Web article.

• Senkaku Mole (Nesoscaptor uchidai)

  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=68
  Information on this mole known only from a single specimen.

• Small-toothed Mole (Euroscaptor parvidens)

  http://www.edgeofexistence.org/mammals/species_info.php?id=52
  Fact sheet from EDGE, a conservation organization that focuses specifically on threatened species that represent a significant amount of unique evolutionary history.

• Talpa europaea (European mole)

  http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Talpa_europaea/
  Anatomical details and information on this species with photographs of the skull.

 

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